Mayor's Lookout–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Mayor's Lookout at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 2,980 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi604 – 2,435 ft · steepest grade: 37%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lakeview Trail 37.92853, -122.58994
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Mayor's Lookout–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 3 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,980 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Elevation 604–2,435 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lakeview Trail · 37.92853, -122.58994
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Mayor's Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 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
85% dirt15% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F72°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
74°49°
Thu
65°47°
Fri
69°46°
Sat
69°45°
Sun
61°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:48 PM.
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