Azalea Hill Trail–Lily Gulch Trail, 3 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 1,792 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi669 – 1,450 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lily Gulch Trail 37.95586, -122.63707
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
Directions
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Azalea Hill Trail–Lily Gulch Trail, 3 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,792 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 668–1,449 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lily Gulch Trail · 37.95586, -122.63707
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Lily Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Carson Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pine Mountain Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.9 miReach Lily Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Carson Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Lily Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F59°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity51%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
79°58°
Wed
73°53°
Thu
80°50°
Fri
85°50°
Sat
85°50°
Sun
79°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM — 2 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lily Gulch Trail Trailhead
- Lily Gulch Trail & Oat Hill Fire Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 839 ft
- Kent Lake–Lily Gulch Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft
- Little Carson Falls–Carson Falls Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,473 ft
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