Lagunitas Fire Trail–Mountain Top Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,907 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,798 – 2,467 ft · steepest grade: 25%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lagunitas Fire Trail 37.93047, -122.58646
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Lagunitas Fire Trail–Mountain Top Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,907 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,798–2,467 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lagunitas Fire Trail · 37.93047, -122.58646
Weather Aug 5: Clear, high 74°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:18 AM · sunset 8:17 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.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock Spring Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Lagunitas Fire Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 74°F56°
Precip3%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity60%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:18 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:17 PM
Thu
73°48°
Fri
67°46°
Sat
66°46°
Sun
66°46°
Mon
59°47°
Tue
61°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
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