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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Bootjack Trail–Old Stage Road, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 863 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Bootjack Trail–Old Stage Road, 3 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 863 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,565 – 2,080 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.91443, -122.60996
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
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Bootjack Trail–Old Stage Road, 3 sights

7 mi · ▲ 863 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 1,566–2,081 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: 37.91443, -122.60996

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 92°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftSharp left onto Rock Spring Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.5 miSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading NW.
  5. 1.9 miReach Rock Spring Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.9 miSharp left onto Rock Spring Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftArrive 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/bootjack-trail-old-stage-road-out-back-3-sights-11-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F73°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 81°65°
Wed 67°50°
Thu 66°48°
Fri 70°47°
Sat 70°46°
Sun 62°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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