Bon Tempe Lake–Lake Lagunitas, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route passes Bon Tempe Lake and Lake Lagunitas. It climbs 382 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi728 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.94935, -122.59771
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Bon Tempe Lake–Lake Lagunitas, 4 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 382 ft · 53 min
Elevation 729–1,070 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.94935, -122.59771
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 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 E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Lake Lagunitas.
- 0.1 miReach Bon Tempe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 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
41% dirt59% 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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pilot Knob–Bon Tempe Lake, 4 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Alpine Lake–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Colier Spring–Bon Tempe Lake, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft
- Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft
- Mount Tamalpais East Peak–Verna Dunshee Viewpoint, 6 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 2,088 ft
- Pilot Knob–Colier Spring Loop, 11 sights 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,676 ft
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