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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Mayor's Lookout–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Mayor's Lookout–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 4 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Baltimore Park, CA. The route reaches Mayor's Lookout at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 690 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi492 – 886 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Huckleberry Trail 37.92482, -122.53821
Nearest town Baltimore Park, CA
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Mayor's Lookout–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 4 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 492–887 ft

Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Huckleberry Trail · 37.92482, -122.53821

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

Transit-accessible: Magnolia Avenue & Park Way stop 633 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Huckleberry Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftReach Mayor's Lookout, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Elinor Fr Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miSharp left onto Glen Fr Road, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Huckleberry Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 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-out-back-5-km-9fae

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F56°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 79°55°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 72°54°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 75°52°
Sun 68°52°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Magnolia Avenue & Park Way stop 633 m from the trailhead

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