Brashear N Trail & Main Fire Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in John Muir National Historic Site near Muir, CA. It climbs 711 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Main Fire Trail 37.98946, -122.13009
Nearest town Muir, CA
Directions
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Brashear N Trail & Main Fire Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 711 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 130–613 ft
Out & Back · John Muir National Historic Site
Trailhead: Main Fire Trail · 37.98946, -122.13009
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 74°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Transit-accessible: Alhambra Avenue & Franklin Canyon Road stop 81 m from the trailhead
- Start on Main Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Brashear N Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Main Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Main Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 74°F56°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity49%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Sat
75°54°
Sun
76°54°
Mon
87°58°
Tue
83°64°
Wed
75°61°
17%
Thu
91°69°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Alhambra Avenue & Franklin Canyon Road stop 81 m from the trailhead
More from Main Fire Trail Trailhead
- Mount Helen & Main Fire Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 590 ft
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