Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Concrete Pipe Road–East Peak Fire Trail, 9 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 3,276 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Concrete Pipe Road–East Peak Fire Trail, 9 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 3,276 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 2,316 ft · steepest grade: 35%13.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lagunitas Fire Trail 37.93047, -122.58646
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA

Directions

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Concrete Pipe Road–East Peak Fire Trail, 9 sights

12.9 mi · ▲ 3,276 ft · 5 hr 56 min

Elevation 199–2,315 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Lagunitas Fire Trail · 37.93047, -122.58646

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1 miContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear left onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Moore Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miReach Lagunitas Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 450 ftTurn left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Filter Plant Road, heading SE.
  28. 100 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  29. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
  33. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading SW.
  34. 1 miBear left onto Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading W.
  35. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F72°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 74°50°
Thu 68°49°
Fri 70°46°
Sat 66°45°
Sun 64°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:59 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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