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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Boulder Springs Trail–Continental Cove Road, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,555 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Boulder Springs Trail–Continental Cove Road, 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Forest Knolls, CA. It climbs 1,555 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 1,211 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cortez Fire Road 38.01322, -122.68162
Nearest town Forest Knolls, CA
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Boulder Springs Trail–Continental Cove Road, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 1,555 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 467–1,209 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Cortez Fire Road · 38.01322, -122.68162

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & Lagunitas School Road stop 588 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Cortez Fire Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 500 ftSharp right onto Manzanita Fire Road, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto San Geronimo Ridge Road, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Boulder Springs Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto San Geronimo Ridge Road, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Continental Cove Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.8 miReach Manzanita Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto San Geronimo Ridge Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left onto Boulder Springs Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto San Geronimo Ridge Road, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Manzanita Fire Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 500 ftSharp right onto Cortez Fire Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miArrive 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/boulder-springs-trail-continental-cove-road-out-back-4-sights-10-km-54c1

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F58°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity49%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 76°54°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 82°52°
Fri 87°51°
Sat 86°51°
Sun 81°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sir Francis Drake Boulevard & Lagunitas School Road stop 588 m from the trailhead

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