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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Alpine Lake

2.8 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Alpine Lake is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. The route reaches Alpine Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 313 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 958 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.96601, -122.62847
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
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Alpine Lake

2.8 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 647–959 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: 37.96601, -122.62847

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miReach Alpine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.4 miArrive 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/alpine-lake-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F58°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 79°58°
Wed 79°53°
Thu 92°52°
Fri 97°53°
Sat 98°51°
Sun 92°51°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Fairfax, California