Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area–Bolinas Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Bolinas, CA. The route reaches Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 2,107 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi177 – 1,683 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bolinas Ridge Trail 37.93944, -122.65855
Nearest town Bolinas, CA
Directions
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Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area–Bolinas Ridge Trail, 3 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 6 hr 7 min
Elevation 178–1,684 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Bolinas Ridge Trail · 37.93944, -122.65855
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Bolinas Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 5.9 miTurn right onto Shafter Grade, heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas Creek Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shafter Grade, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas Creek Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Shafter Grade, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Bolinas Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 5.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F61°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
63°52°
Wed
74°51°
Thu
78°48°
Fri
83°47°
Sat
82°47°
Sun
77°47°
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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