Bon Tempe Lake–Bald Hill Trail, 9 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Bon Tempe Lake. It climbs 2,253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi197 – 1,070 ft12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.95066, -122.59795
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Bon Tempe Lake–Bald Hill Trail, 9 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,253 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 198–1,070 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.95066, -122.59795
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bon Tempe Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Shaver Grade Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yolanda Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Worn Springs Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Buckeye Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Deer Park Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Bon Tempe Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Buckeye Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Worn Springs Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Yolanda Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Hill Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Shaver Grade Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Filter Plant Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Precip0%Wind0 mphUV8Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
87°55°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
71°53°
Fri
74°51°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
67°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pilot Knob–Bon Tempe Lake, 4 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Bon Tempe Lake–Lake Lagunitas, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 382 ft
- Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 694 ft
- Alpine Lake–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Colier Spring–Bon Tempe Lake, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft
- Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft
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