Indan Fire Road–Indian Fire Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 2,427 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Indan Fire Road–Indian Fire Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 629–2,097 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lakeview Trail · 37.92853, -122.58994
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
- Start on Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Indan Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Indian Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
- 4 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
- 4 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
- 6.3 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
- 13 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
- 13.1 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
- 14.3 mi · out & back · via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
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