Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 8 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Mill Valley, CA. The route reaches Verna Dunshee Viewpoint. It climbs 4,144 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 2,405 ft · steepest grade: 49%11.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Glen Fr Road 37.91811, -122.54123
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
Directions
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Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, 8 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 4,144 ft · 5 hr 32 min
Elevation 327–2,405 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Glen Fr Road · 37.91811, -122.54123
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Glen Fr Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Glen Fr Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Verna Dunshee Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Verna Dunshee Viewpoint.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Fern Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Verna Dunshee Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Verna Dunshee Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Fire Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Corte Madera Ridge Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Glen Fr Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Elinor Fr Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Glen Fr Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
58% dirt5% paved37% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 92°F56°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
79°55°
Wed
77°54°
Thu
72°54°
Fri
75°52°
Sat
75°52°
Sun
68°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
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