East Peak Fire Trail–Eldridge Grade Fire Road, 7 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 3,435 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi203 – 2,300 ft · steepest grade: 36%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Mine Trail 37.91064, -122.61211
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
Directions
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East Peak Fire Trail–Eldridge Grade Fire Road, 7 sights
16 mi · ▲ 3,435 ft · 7 hr 3 min
Elevation 205–2,299 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Old Mine Trail · 37.91064, -122.61211
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 66° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Mine Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rock Spring Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading W.
- 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 E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Old Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Filter Plant Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Old Mine Trail, heading S.
- 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 surface
75% dirt25% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 81°F66°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Wed
77°53°
Thu
69°50°
Fri
71°47°
Sat
67°46°
Sun
65°47°
Mon
60°47°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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