Lake Lagunitas, on Mt. Tamalpais's northern slope. - panoramio.jpg
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Lake Lagunitas–East Peak Fire Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Lake Lagunitas. It climbs 1,152 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi791 – 1,916 ft · steepest grade: 39%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.94774, -122.59524
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA

Directions

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Lake Lagunitas–East Peak Fire Trail, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 790–1,917 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: 37.94774, -122.59524

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Lagunitas.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Northside Trail, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftReach Lake Lagunitas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 300 ftTurn right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 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

3% dirt97% 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 1.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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