Colier Spring–Bon Tempe Lake, 7 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route passes Bon Tempe Lake and Lake Lagunitas before reaching Colier Spring at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,283 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi722 – 1,877 ft · steepest grade: 35%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.95066, -122.59795
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Colier Spring–Bon Tempe Lake, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 723–1,878 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.95066, -122.59795
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 SW.
- 50 ftPass Bon Tempe Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Lagunitas.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Lagunitas Road, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Northside Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Colier Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower Northside Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Collier Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 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 surface
1% dirt99% 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°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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