Kent Lake–Oat Hill Fire Road, 4 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,512 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Kent Lake–Oat Hill Fire Road, 4 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. The route reaches Kent Lake at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,512 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Kent Lake–Oat Hill Fire Road, 4 sights
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,512 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 506–1,744 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Old Sled Trail · 37.96376, -122.63188
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Old Sled Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Carson Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pine Mountain Fire Road, heading N.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Paradigm, heading W.
- 1.9 miReach Kent Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Pine Mountain Fire Road, heading E.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Carson Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old Sled Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via San Geronimo Ridge Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Oat Hill Fire Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Kent Pump Fire Road
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via San Geronimo Ridge Road
- 6 mi · out & back · via San Geronimo Ridge Road
- 8.7 mi · out & back · via Bolinas Ridge Trail
- 15.2 mi · out & back · via Bolinas Ridge Trail
More from Old Sled Trail Trailhead
- Azalea Hill Trail–Oat Hill Fire Road, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,539 ft
- Oat Hill Fire Road & Old Sled Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
- Little Carson Falls–Carson Falls Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,212 ft
- Lily Gulch Trail & Old Sled Trail via Oat Hill Fire Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
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