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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Mayor's Lookout & Corte Madera Creek Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Mayor's Lookout & Corte Madera Creek Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Murray Park, CA. The route reaches Mayor's Lookout at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,397 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 1,145 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road 37.92220, -122.56830
Nearest town Murray Park, CA
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Mayor's Lookout & Corte Madera Creek Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 512–1,145 ft

Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road · 37.92220, -122.56830

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right onto Corte Madera Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftReach Mayor's Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Corte Madera Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 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/mayors-lookout-corte-madera-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

38% dirt37% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 94°F64°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 87°68°
Wed 82°53°
Thu 69°51°
Fri 73°50°
Sat 73°49°
Sun 65°49°

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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