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Indan Fire Road–Indian Fire Trail, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 2,143 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi627 – 2,316 ft · steepest grade: 38%5.9 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Indan Fire Road–Indian Fire Trail, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 2,143 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 626–2,315 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 3 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 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Indan Fire Road, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach Lagunitas Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
  18. 1 miBear left onto Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 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

56% dirt44% 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 7:59 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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