Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve
Camino Alto Fire Road–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,380 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Camino Alto Fire Road–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 1,380 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Camino Alto Fire Road–Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,380 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 313–951 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.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Middle Summit Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Escalon Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Camino Alto Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Escalon Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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