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Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve

Ridgewood Fire Road & Tomahawk Fire Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 51 min

Ridgewood Fire Road & Tomahawk Fire Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve near Los Ranchitos, CA. It climbs 313 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi479 – 607 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ridgewood Fire Road 37.99127, -122.55050
Nearest town Los Ranchitos, CA
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Ridgewood Fire Road & Tomahawk Fire Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 51 min

Elevation 478–605 ft

Out & Back · Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Ridgewood Fire Road · 37.99127, -122.55050

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on Ridgewood Fire Road, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Tomahawk Fire Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miReach Ridgewood Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ridgewood Fire Road, heading N.
  6. 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.

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

Trail surface

66% gravel34% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:18 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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