How long does it take to ride to Fairfax?

It depends where you start. On our cycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.

Where does this data come from?

Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted where they have map coordinates or could be placed from the street names on the report. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.

Town or landmark

Fairfax

Marin town at the foot of the Mount Tamalpais roads, home of the Marin Museum of Bicycling.

bike crashes within a mile, 2021–2026: 53; bike crashes within a mile, 2021–2026
serious or fatal: 11; serious or fatal
car-free paths within 5 mi: 0; car-free paths within 5 mi

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Weather at Fairfax this week

Weather

TonightChance Light Rain48°5 mph34%

SatSlight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny62° / 52°5 mph45%

SunRain60° / 48°10 mph96%

MonSlight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny59° / 42°9 mph19%

TueSunny58° / 49°8 mph94%

WedRain58° / 45°16 mph94%

ThuChance Light Rain58° / 42°8 mph37%

FriSunny59°3 mph5%

National Weather Service forecast at Fairfax (276 ft). Mountain weather changes with height.

Is it safe to bike to Fairfax?

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: 53 bike crashes were reported within a mile of Fairfax from 2021–2026, 11 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Sir Francis Drake Bl & Azalea Av (14).

Where bike crashes cluster near Fairfax

14 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Sir Francis Drake Bl & Azalea Av
A mix of crash types
Police reports: in 6 of 14, a driver turned or changed lanes when it wasn't clear.
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7 crashes · 2 serious or fatal
Butterfield Rd & Arroyo Av
A mix of crash types
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6 crashes · 1 serious or fatal
Center Bl & Pacheco Av
A mix of crash types
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How people on bikes get hit near Fairfax

4% happened after dark.

Common questions about Fairfax

Where is Fairfax?: Marin town at the foot of the Mount Tamalpais roads, home of the Marin Museum of Bicycling. Its location is 37.98729, -122.58797.
How long does it take to ride to Fairfax?: It depends where you start. On our cycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.
Where does this data come from?: Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted where they have map coordinates or could be placed from the street names on the report. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.

Bike climbs near Fairfax

Oak Springs DriveCat 3 · 1 mi Fairfax-Bolinas Road from Bolinas RoadCat 3 · 1 mi Oak AvenueCat 3 · 2 mi Goodhill RoadCat 3 · 3 mi Evergreen DriveCat 3 · 3 mi Fairfax-Bolinas Road from Kent Pump Fire RoadCat 3 · 4 mi

Other places nearby

Mount Tamalpais East Peak4 mi China Camp State Park5 mi Stinson Beach7 mi Stafford Lake Bike Park9 mi Tiburon10 mi Sausalito10 mi

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Bike crash hotspots nearby

San Anselmo San Rafael Fairfax Larkspur

Picked by us. Location from OpenStreetMap. Crashes: bike crashes reported within a mile, 2021–2026, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), counted where the report has map coordinates or could be placed from its street names. Weather: National Weather Service. Check opening hours and closures before you go. How the data works.