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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Laurel Dell Falls–Arturo Trail, 8 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,837 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Laurel Dell Falls–Arturo Trail, 8 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Murray Park, CA. The route reaches Laurel Dell Falls at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 2,837 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi482 – 2,097 ft · steepest grade: 41%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Southern Marin Line Road 37.94038, -122.56139
Nearest town Murray Park, CA
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Laurel Dell Falls–Arturo Trail, 8 sights

13.3 mi · ▲ 2,837 ft · 5 hr 51 min

Elevation 484–2,097 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Southern Marin Line Road · 37.94038, -122.56139

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 Southern Marin Line Road, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading S.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
  13. 2 miBear right onto International Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Northside Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Arturo Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading W.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Laurel Dell Fire Road, heading W.
  19. 0.9 miTurn left onto High Marsh Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.6 miReach Laurel Dell Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Laurel Dell Fire Road, heading E.
  23. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miBear left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading NE.
  25. 450 ftTurn left onto Arturo Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.6 miBear right onto International Trail, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Northside Trail, heading NE.
  29. 2 miSharp right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miSharp right onto Blithedale Ridge Fire Road, heading NE.
  35. 0.4 miSharp left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading E.
  36. 0.4 miBear right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading N.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Dawn Falls Trail, heading N.
  39. 350 ftContinue straight onto Southern Marin Line Road, heading NW.
  40. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/laurel-dell-falls-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

76% dirt3% gravel21% 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°52°
Sat 74°51°
Sun 67°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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