Kent Lake–Lily Gulch Trail, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Kent Lake–Lily Gulch Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. The route reaches Kent Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,317 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Kent Lake–Lily Gulch Trail, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,317 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 572–1,351 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lily Gulch Trail · 37.95586, -122.63707
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Lily Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Vee Fire Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Kent Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lily Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 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 0.5 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM — 2 min before dark.
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