survey of hike to Corte Madera Mountain

April 23, 2011

[meetup.com Take a Hike hike to Corte Madera Mountain]

The trailhead for the Corte Madera Hike [Kernan Rd on road to Corral Canyon
OHV Area]

we have parked seven cars here, which is about the capacity of the parking
area

approximate center of parking area at N 32 44.130 W 116 33.439
[44-130-33-439]

44-152-33-444 gate [across Kernan Rd] [reset odometer to 0.00]

[we follow Kernan Rd]

159-465
189-470
252-535
292-597

lost satellite reception about 0.22 miles

371-735 about 0.38 miles [regained satellite reception]

392-794

44-415-33-809 0.45 miles L into signed Espinosa Trail

433-831
438-869
462-896
503-934
544-962
565-988
633-33
643-49
692-77
738-112
761-142
751-228
755-262
753-284
768-338
777-355
785-376
815-417
815-476
833-505

44-851-34-520 four-way junction of roads and the trail we came on [three roads
and the trail]

we turn R and go through an open gate to a rather rocky road [but it is
obviously in use]

881-508

milage at the junction was about 1.45

880-461 this road veers L, a much smaller road to the R, we veer L

897-465
919-499
965-490
982-515
990-482

45-27-34-454 L into a trail [at a saddle point and road junction]
[image 50800]

39-460
57-472
67-472
?3--492
65-514
71-514
80-534
84-554
118-569
146-597
170-617
212-662
232-692
256-704
277-716
283-738
286-743
325-746
373-770
382-775
407-797
417-821
412-846
403-853
423-884
434-900
447-933
477-968
518-10
533-57
569-77
595-97
611-144
608-148
605-197
590-219

45-587-35-261 trail splits, I take the L fork, which is marked by stones
[image 50805]

579-294

572-329 an open area, I go roughly SA to follow what appears to be the main
trail [marked by stones]

565-351
533-359
499-378
467-379
441-397
412-400
396-416

45-384-35-443! the summit, end of this part, 3.17 miles

[we stop for lunch and then return by the same route] at 3.29 miles
we start back

back at the fork, we turn L and go the way that I didn't go before
[45-587-35-261]

615-265
629-229
635-210
652-238
690-287
723-291
745-286
766-280
778-276
788-290
821-252
845-267
846-293
847-320
858-329

45-862-35-325-A side trail to the L

883-294
897-277
893-269
900-240
901-201
909-192
916-187
941-183
972-153
995-121 (?)
11-104
20-82
30-70
44-61

46-43-35-61-B four-way junction of trails, we turn R

38-51
3-35
950-57
905-75
898-97
881-105
856-79
837-78
822-83
783-30
775-994
762-987
755-967
742-948
727-946
700-913
686-861
696-856
706-821
691-796
694-779
679-744
684-710
680-692
666-681
638-668
637-654
629-624

45-619-34-600-C slanted T intersection, we turn slightly R

601-606
567-606
543-597
532-586
516-570
521-518

522-510! we turn around, end of this part

513-540 we turn L into a side trail [a rocky area where the trail is not
obvious]

498-522
484-498

a barbed-wire fence parallel to the trail, to our L

460-497
436-501
392-503
356-515
340-528
327-518
303-520
276-505
261-512
230-500
221-482
192-487
161-479
151-473
127-454
114-424
98-424
50-433

45--32--34--445 previously surveyed junction, end of this part
[change to 45-27-34-454! to match previous reading]

[we return by the same route]

we return to the trailhead at 7.86 miles 2:33 PM