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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Warner Canyon Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road

2 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 56 min

Warner Canyon Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 546 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi338 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blithedale Ridge Fire Road 37.91842, -122.54739
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
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Warner Canyon Trail via Blithedale Ridge Fire Road

2 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 56 min

Elevation 337–757 ft

Out & Back · Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Blithedale Ridge Fire Road · 37.91842, -122.54739

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading SE.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Maytag Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Warner Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Warner Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Maytag Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Elinor Fr Road, heading E.
  13. 300 ftSharp left onto Maytag Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
  16. 350 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/warner-canyon-trail-out-back

Trail surface

59% dirt41% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F54°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 78°54°
Wed 76°53°
Thu 71°52°
Fri 74°51°
Sat 74°50°
Sun 67°51°

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