Fairfax Falls 🌊 – Fairfax loop from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

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Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Fairfax Falls 🌊 – Fairfax loop from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

Hard

3.1

(22)

riders

Fairfax Falls 🌊 – Fairfax loop from Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

03:14

36.7km

750m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 27.0 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Highlight • Trail

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Fairfax Falls 🌊

Highlight • Waterfall

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Highlight • Monument

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White Hill Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

White Hill Trail crosses under Brown Bridge and then climbs steeply to link Loma Alta Preserve ( marincountyparks.org/parkspreserves/preserves/loma-alta ) with White Hill Preserve ( marincountyparks.org/parkspreserves/preserves/white-hill ), which further links up with Cascade Canyon Preserve, and Gary Giacomini Preserve.

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36.7 km

End point

Parking

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