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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Temelpa Viewpoint–Concrete Pipe Road, 8 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 3,797 ft · 7 hr

Temelpa Viewpoint–Concrete Pipe Road, 8 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. The route reaches Temelpa Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,797 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 1,637 ft · steepest grade: 29%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road 37.96638, -122.60510
Nearest town Fairfax, CA
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Temelpa Viewpoint–Concrete Pipe Road, 8 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 3,797 ft · 7 hr

Elevation 196–1,639 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Bullfrog Fire Road · 37.96638, -122.60510

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading E.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Elliot Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading N.
  8. 200 ftBear left onto Elliot Trail, heading N.
  9. 100 ftSharp right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading S.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Filter Plant Road, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  17. 2.3 miTurn right onto Indan Fire Road, heading E.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading E.
  19. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right onto Temelpa Trail, heading SE.
  22. 1.3 miReach Temelpa Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 1.3 miSharp left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading N.
  28. 2.4 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading S.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading S.
  30. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  31. 0.4 miBear right onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading N.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  33. 0.4 miBear right onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NW.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miSharp left onto Elliot Trail, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  37. 200 ftTurn right onto Elliot Trail, heading W.
  38. 0.2 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
  39. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SW.
  40. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Alex Forman Trail, heading SW.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 50 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/dawn-falls-out-back-18-km-aa90

Trail surface

66% dirt4% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F56°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 85°55°
Wed 81°51°
Thu 93°53°
Fri 98°54°
Sat 99°51°
Sun 93°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.6 mi in (~230 min). Leave by 4:08 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 12:29 AM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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