Hogback Road–Lagunitas Fire Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Hogback Road–Lagunitas Fire Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,951 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hogback Road–Lagunitas Fire Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,951 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 1,126–2,315 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lagunitas Fire Trail · 37.93047, -122.58646
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hogback Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Lagunitas Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:48 PM.
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