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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Lake Lagunitas–Arturo Trail, 5 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,565 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Lake Lagunitas–Arturo Trail, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Lake Lagunitas at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,565 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi814 – 2,405 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Arturo Trail 37.92314, -122.60086
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
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Lake Lagunitas–Arturo Trail, 5 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 1,565 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 814–2,405 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

  1. Start on Arturo Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear right onto CC Boys Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear left onto Rocky Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Berry Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Lake Lagunitas, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lower Berry Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miBear right onto Rocky Ridge Fire Road, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miContinue straight onto CC Boys Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Arturo Trail, heading SW.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-lagunitas-lake-lagunitas-out-back-5-km-1cf5

Trail surface

24% dirt76% 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

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