Serpentine Point–Arturo Trail, 3 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Serpentine Point at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 901 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,519 – 2,405 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Arturo Trail 37.92314, -122.60086
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Serpentine Point–Arturo Trail, 3 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 901 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,518–2,405 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Arturo Trail · 37.92314, -122.60086
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Arturo Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto CC Boys Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lagoon Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Serpentine Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto CC Boys Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Arturo Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 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
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F72°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
78°64°
Wed
74°49°
Thu
65°47°
Fri
68°45°
Sat
68°45°
Sun
61°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Arturo Trail & Rocky Ridge Fire Road via Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,310 ft
- Lake Lagunitas–Arturo Trail, 5 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,565 ft
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