Alpine Lake–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route passes Bon Tempe Lake, Lake Lagunitas and Alpine Lake. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi666 – 810 ft4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.94935, -122.59771
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Alpine Lake–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 666–809 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.94935, -122.59771
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bon Tempe Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Lagunitas.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shadyside Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miPass Alpine Lake.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bon Tempe Dam Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Alpine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shadyside Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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