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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Indan Fire Road–Indian Fire Trail, 3 sights

7.4 mi · ▲ 2,427 ft · 3 hr 41 min

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.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 2,097 ft · steepest grade: 35%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeview Trail 37.92853, -122.58994
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
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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 Aug 5: Clear, high 74°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:18 AM · sunset 8:17 PM

  1. Start on Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Indan Fire Road, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miReach Indian Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Windy Ridge Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
  20. 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading W.
  22. 350 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/knob-hill-out-back-10-km-ef00

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F56°
Precip3%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:18 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:17 PM
Thu 73°48°
Fri 67°46°
Sat 66°46°
Sun 66°46°
Mon 59°47°
Tue 61°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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