Mayor's Lookout & Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Murray Park, CA. The route reaches Mayor's Lookout at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,005 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Mayor's Lookout & Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 501–910 ft
Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Southern Marin Line Road · 37.94038, -122.56139
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Southern Marin Line Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
- 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 SE.
- 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.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Southern Marin Line Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Southern Marin Line Road Trailhead
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road & Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Indan Fire Road & Indian Fire Trail via Eldridge Grade Fire Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft
- Blithedale Ridge Fire Road–Corte Madera Creek Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Warner Canyon Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,438 ft
- Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Indian Fire Trail, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 3,123 ft
- Camino Alto Fire Road–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 5 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,859 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Murray Park, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Murray Park, California