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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Moore Trail via Alex Forman Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 749 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Moore Trail via Alex Forman Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. It climbs 749 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 774 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road 37.96638, -122.60510
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
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Moore Trail via Alex Forman Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 749 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 214–776 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road · 37.96638, -122.60510

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Elliot Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading N.
  8. 200 ftBear left onto Elliot Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Moore Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miReach Moore Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Trail, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftTurn right onto Elliot Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 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/moore-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F56°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 85°55°
Wed 81°51°
Thu 93°53°
Fri 98°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 93°52°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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