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Gravity Car Road–Hogback Road Loop, 5 sights is a 7-mile loop in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,715 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 2,300 ft · steepest grade: 36%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 37.92337, -122.58718
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA

Directions

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Gravity Car Road–Hogback Road Loop, 5 sights

7 mi · ▲ 1,715 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 951–2,299 ft

Loop · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Old Railroad Grade Fire Road · 37.92337, -122.58718

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Hogback Road, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Gravity Car Road, heading E.
  7. 500 ftReach Miller Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
  17. 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

58% dirt11% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 91°F73°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 74°50°
Thu 66°47°
Fri 69°46°
Sat 69°45°
Sun 61°45°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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