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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Blithedale Ridge Fire Road & Indian Fire Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,392 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Blithedale Ridge Fire Road & Indian Fire Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 1,392 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi650 – 1,618 ft · steepest grade: 34%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blithedale Ridge Fire Road 37.91842, -122.54739
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
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Blithedale Ridge Fire Road & Indian Fire Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,392 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 651–1,616 ft

Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Blithedale Ridge Fire Road · 37.91842, -122.54739

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miReach Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Indian Fire Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
  13. 1.1 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-9-km-d7d4

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F54°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 78°54°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 71°52°
Fri 74°51°
Sat 74°50°
Sun 67°51°

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