Alex Forman Trail–Concrete Pipe Road, 10 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Murray Park, CA. It climbs 3,913 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Alex Forman Trail–Concrete Pipe Road, 10 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 3,913 ft · 6 hr 43 min
Elevation 199–2,100 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road · 37.92220, -122.56830
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Elliot Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Wheeler Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elliot Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Filter Plant Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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