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.
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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
- Start on Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Bald Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Moore Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Lagunitas Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Concrete Pipe Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Filter Plant Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading W.
- 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.
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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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