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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.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 951 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blithedale Ridge Fire Road 37.91492, -122.54404
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start on Maytag Trail, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Middle Summit Fire Road, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Escalon Fire Road, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto Camino Alto Fire Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Escalon Fire Road, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 1.5 miBear left onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km-ba91

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:10 PM

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