Fern Creek Trail & Miller Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,599 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,562 – 2,435 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lakeview Trail 37.92853, -122.58994
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Fern Creek Trail & Miller Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 1,599 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,563–2,435 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
- Start on Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Miller Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lakeview Trail, heading N.
- 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
9% dirt91% 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lakeview Trail Trailhead
- Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Plank Walk Viewpoint & Miller Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,814 ft
- Arturo Trail & International Trail via Laurel Dell Fire Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- Old Stage Road & Rock Spring Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 817 ft
- Eldridge Grade Fire Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road–Miller Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft
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