Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve
Southern Marin Line Road via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Southern Marin Line Road via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 628 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Southern Marin Line Road via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 628 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 505–910 ft
Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Blithedale Ridge Fire Road · 37.91492, -122.54404
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Maytag Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto H Line Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Southern Marin Line Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto H Line Fire Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Southern Marin Line Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Southern Marin Line Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto H Line Fire Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Southern Marin Line Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto H Line Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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