El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Methuselah & Sierra Morena Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 57 min
Methuselah & Sierra Morena Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve near Redwood Park, CA. The route reaches Methuselah. It climbs 437 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Methuselah & Sierra Morena Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 437 ft · 57 min
Elevation 2,100–2,354 ft
Out & Back · El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Fir Trail · 37.40983, -122.30841
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 86°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Horses allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Sierra Morena Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Methuselah.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Molder Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Morena Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Methuselah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Molder Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Fir Trail Trailhead
- Morena Sierra–Skeggs Point, 6 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
- Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 4 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft
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