Laurel Dell Falls–Bon Tempe Lake, 10 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route passes Bon Tempe Lake and Lake Lagunitas before reaching Laurel Dell Falls at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 2,024 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi722 – 2,067 ft · steepest grade: 21%10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.95066, -122.59795
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Laurel Dell Falls–Bon Tempe Lake, 10 sights
9.9 mi · ▲ 2,024 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 723–2,066 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.95066, -122.59795
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bon Tempe Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Lagunitas.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shadyside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Lower Berry Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Rocky Ridge Fire Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto CC Boys Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Kent Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Laurel Dell Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto High Marsh Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Laurel Dell Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Dell Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Kent Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto CC Boys Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Rocky Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Berry Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Shadyside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt73% 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 2.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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