Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 694 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 919 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: PumpkinTrail 37.95199, -122.59625
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 506–918 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: PumpkinTrail · 37.95199, -122.59625
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on PumpkinTrail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Elliot Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Elliot Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach PumpkinTrail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Elliot Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto PumpkinTrail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Precip0%Wind0 mphUV8Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
87°55°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
71°53°
Fri
74°51°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
67°51°
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