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Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve

Middle Burdell Fire Road–Salt Lick Fire Road, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 855 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Middle Burdell Fire Road–Salt Lick Fire Road, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve near Novato, CA. It climbs 855 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: San Marin Fire Road 38.12859, -122.58392
Nearest town Novato, CA
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Middle Burdell Fire Road–Salt Lick Fire Road, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 855 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 249–880 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

  1. Start on San Marin Fire Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Salt Lick Fire Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto San Carlos Fire Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Middle Burdell Fire Road, heading N.
  5. 1.4 miReach San Marin Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right onto San Carlos Fire Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Salt Lick Fire Road, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto San Marin Fire Road, heading SE.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/middle-burdell-fire-road-out-back-8421

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: San Marin Drive & Sereno Way stop 569 m from the trailhead

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