Hills , Mountains & other hiking Areas in Marin
View of the Corperation Yard Hills as seen from a top Red Hill,also beyond them are seen the Hills of Terra Linda Ca.
The Corperation Yard Hills may be gotten to by either the fire trail off Sunny Hills School, or by going up to Sorich Park, both are in San Anselmo Ca.
A Caution: there have been noted both Mt.Lions & Rattlesnakes along the Trails of The Corperation Yard
Red Hill along Sir Francis Drake Ave. @ the Hub area of San Anselmo, until Feb. of 1967 the area in this snapshot shown a compleate Hill,in that year the rains were so hard that they caused a large portion of this hill to slide ,destroying a newly built housing complex not yet occupied ,since the main slide there are only a few safe , somewhat hidden trails which will allow you to the top, on a really clear day , if you look closely you may see the tops of the San Francisco Skyline, a better view of this may br seen from the top of Bauldy.
A caution : there is Poison Oak in severeal areas of this Hill, some Deer, but rarely any snakes
Mt.Bauldy (also know as Bauld Hill) can be gotten to by severeal different Trails : the main Fire Trail can be found at the end of Laurel Canyon Rd,, off of Laurel Ave. in San Anselmo Ca., it may also be gotten to by taking Redwood Rd. off San Anselmo Ave. until you hit Oak ave., or by taking Oak from it's start @ the other end of town near the upper grounds of the Local Grade School Wade Thomas , which can be found @ the cross of Ross & Kensington Ave. in San Anselmo Ca.,another hidden way Bauldy may be found a few miles North in the town of Fairfax, by going on Bolinas Ave. leading into a series of Hiking Paths, once at the top there are many Trails which may be explored, one such Trail will eventuly take you to the Main Mt.of this area Mt. Tamilpias, on a very clear day you can see for miles, and if you are lucky there is a very good view of the San Francisco Skyline from the top of Bauldy, Hawks may also be seen looking for their lunch, you can see them as they scan the hill below them, but before you get there (Mt. Tam)you might want to take the path which leads up to our own Pheonix Lake.
A Caution : Rattle Snakes have also been seen on these Fire Trails
Near Mount Bauldy's summit , views from herw vary ,one direction and you will view nearly the entire town of San Anselmo, from another vantage point you can see ( on a clear day ) parts of the city of San Francisco and parts pf both Richardson and San Francisco Bay's , yet another view, you can see parts of the town of Faifax, and in many views from the summit , you can see the surrounding Mt. Tamalpias , which if you follow trail from Bauldy , it will take you onto the next Mt. Tamalpais, warning:, both small cougars and rattlesnakes have been seen, however if you don't bother them , as a rule , they won't bother you