Indan Fire Road & Indian Fire Trail via Eldridge Grade Fire Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,246 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi745 – 1,519 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Evergreen Fire Road 37.94140, -122.56350
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Indan Fire Road & Indian Fire Trail via Eldridge Grade Fire Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,246 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 744–1,518 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Evergreen Fire Road · 37.94140, -122.56350
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Evergreen Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach Indian Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Indan Fire Road, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Evergreen Fire Road, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
71% dirt29% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 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
75°52°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
67°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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