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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Pilot Knob–Filter Plant Road, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Pilot Knob–Filter Plant Road, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Pilot Knob at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 896 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 1,191 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Filter Plant Road 37.95184, -122.58473
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
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Pilot Knob–Filter Plant Road, 4 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 896 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 505–1,190 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Filter Plant Road · 37.95184, -122.58473

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on Filter Plant Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Stub, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Pilot Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading N.
  11. 0.4 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-8-km-de00

Trail surface

75% dirt25% 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°51°
Sat 74°51°
Sun 67°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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