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Eldridge Grade Fire Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,117 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,877 – 2,435 ft · steepest grade: 28%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeview Trail 37.92853, -122.58994
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA

Directions

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Eldridge Grade Fire Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 1,878–2,435 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Lakeview Trail · 37.92853, -122.58994

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading S.
  13. 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

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F72°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 74°49°
Thu 65°47°
Fri 69°46°
Sat 69°45°
Sun 61°45°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:48 PM.

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