Michako Trail–Salt Lick Fire Road, 3 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve near Novato, CA. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi249 – 541 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: San Marin Fire Road 38.12859, -122.58392
Nearest town Novato, CA
Directions
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Michako Trail–Salt Lick Fire Road, 3 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 249–541 ft
Out & Back · Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: San Marin Fire Road · 38.12859, -122.58392
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & Sereno Way stop 569 m from the trailhead
- Start on San Marin Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Salt Lick Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto San Carlos Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Michako Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach San Marin Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto San Carlos Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Salt Lick Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto San Marin Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:18 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & Sereno Way stop 569 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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