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Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Dixon Ridge Fire Road & Madrone Path via Great Loop Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 2,111 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Dixon Ridge Fire Road & Madrone Path via Great Loop Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve near San Geronimo, CA. It climbs 2,111 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 1,322 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dixon Ridge Fire Road 38.02217, -122.65980
Nearest town San Geronimo, CA
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Dixon Ridge Fire Road & Madrone Path via Great Loop Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 2,111 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 414–1,322 ft

Out & Back · Roy's Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Dixon Ridge Fire Road · 38.02217, -122.65980

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

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  1. Start on Dixon Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Los Pinos Road, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Great Loop Trail, heading E.
  4. 2 miReach Dixon Ridge Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miTurn right onto Los Pinos Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Dixon Ridge Fire Road, heading W.
  7. 0.9 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/dixon-ridge-fire-road-great-loop-trail-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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