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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Middle Fire Road–Split Rock, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Middle Fire Road–Split Rock, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Woodacre, CA. It climbs 1,354 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Summit Fire Road 37.99833, -122.63431
Nearest town Woodacre, CA
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Middle Fire Road–Split Rock, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 236–1,125 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Summit Fire Road · 37.99833, -122.63431

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on Summit Fire Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto White Hill Fire Road, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Split Rock, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miBear left onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Middle Fire Road, heading W.
  6. 50 ftReach Summit Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Cascade Fire Road / Repack, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Split Rock, heading NW.
  9. 1.6 miTurn left onto White Hill Fire Road, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Summit Fire Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 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-fire-road-split-rock-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F60°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity55%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 76°57°
Wed 80°54°
Thu 93°53°
Fri 98°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 93°52°

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