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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Alex Forman Trail–Pine Mountain Tunnel Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Alex Forman Trail–Pine Mountain Tunnel Road, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. It is mostly level, with 205 ft of elevation gain. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 712 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road 37.96638, -122.60510
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
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Alex Forman Trail–Pine Mountain Tunnel Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 205 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 487–714 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road · 37.96638, -122.60510

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Alex Forman Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Pine Mountain Tunnel Road, heading N.
  4. 2 miReach Alex Forman Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2 miSharp right onto Taylor Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alex-forman-trail-pine-mountain-tunnel-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

22% paved21% dirt57% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F56°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 85°55°
Wed 81°51°
Thu 93°53°
Fri 98°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 93°52°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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