Bootjack Trail–East Peak Fire Trail, 7 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 3,565 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 2,300 ft · steepest grade: 29%16.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Filter Plant Road 37.95184, -122.58473
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Bootjack Trail–East Peak Fire Trail, 7 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 3,565 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Elevation 505–2,299 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Filter Plant Road · 37.95184, -122.58473
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Filter Plant Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Filter Plant Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Rock Spring Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
73% dirt27% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 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
75°51°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
67°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~117 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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