Lily Gulch Trail & Old Sled Trail via Oat Hill Fire Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Lily Gulch Trail & Old Sled Trail via Oat Hill Fire Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Fairfax, CA. It climbs 1,239 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lily Gulch Trail & Old Sled Trail via Oat Hill Fire Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 769–1,399 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Old Sled Trail · 37.96376, -122.63188
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 89°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Old Sled Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lily Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Old Sled Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Oat Hill Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Old Sled Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 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 1.2 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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