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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Corte Madera Creek Trail–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Corte Madera Creek Trail–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Corte Madera, CA. It climbs 1,244 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 951 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Middle Summit Fire Road 37.92100, -122.53701
Nearest town Corte Madera, CA
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Corte Madera Creek Trail–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 512–951 ft

Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Middle Summit Fire Road · 37.92100, -122.53701

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:17 PM

  1. Start on Middle Summit Fire Road, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 1 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Corte Madera Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miReach Middle Summit Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Middle Summit Fire Road, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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/knob-hill-out-back-7-km-2abf

Trail surface

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity50%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:17 PM
Wed 75°52°
Thu 73°54°
Fri 75°51°
Sat 71°50°
Sun 69°51°
Mon 64°51°

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