Reed Ranch Fire Road & Shepherd Way Fire Road via Ring Mountain Fire Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve near Reed, CA. It climbs 439 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi351 – 584 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.90460, -122.50700
Nearest town Reed, CA
Directions
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Reed Ranch Fire Road & Shepherd Way Fire Road via Ring Mountain Fire Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 352–586 ft
Out & Back · Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.90460, -122.50700
Weather Aug 5: Fog, high 72°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Tiburon Boulevard & North Knoll Road stop 433 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ring Mountain Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Reed Ranch Fire Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Turtle Rock Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Shepherd Way Fire Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach Reed Ranch Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Turtle Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Reed Ranch Fire Road, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Ring Mountain Fire Road, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% gravel88% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 72°F55°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity99%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Thu
74°54°
Fri
72°53°
Sat
73°54°
Sun
70°54°
Mon
69°53°
Tue
68°54°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Tiburon Boulevard & North Knoll Road stop 433 m from the trailhead
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