Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Kent Lake via Bolinas Ridge Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,227 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Kent Lake via Bolinas Ridge Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Five Brooks, CA. The route reaches Kent Lake at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 2,227 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Kent Lake via Bolinas Ridge Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,227 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 249–1,334 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Trailhead: 38.00076, -122.75602
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Bolinas Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Shafter Grade, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Kent Lake.
- 0.2 miReach Kent Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Bolinas Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Randall Trail via Bolinas Ridge Trail 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,165 ft
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