Mount Tamalpais Watershed

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

  1. Start on PumpkinTrail, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Elliot Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left onto Elliot Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach PumpkinTrail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Elliot Trail, heading W.
  16. 100 ftBear right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Elliot Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto Alex Forman Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto PumpkinTrail, heading S.
  21. 0.7 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

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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