AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Fire Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Fire Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near San Geronimo, CA. It climbs 822 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi541 – 997 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fire Road 38.04222, -122.65476
Nearest town San Geronimo, CA
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Fire Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 540–997 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fire Road · 38.04222, -122.65476

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

  1. Start on Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miReach Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fire-road-out-back-afc6

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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