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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Old Mine Trail–Old Stage Road, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Old Mine Trail–Old Stage Road, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 497 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,565 – 2,051 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bootjack Trail 37.91059, -122.60367
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
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Old Mine Trail–Old Stage Road, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 497 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,566–2,052 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Bootjack Trail · 37.91059, -122.60367

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 74° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Bootjack Parking Lot stop 269 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Stage Road, heading E.
  2. 1.4 miSharp left onto Rock Spring Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miBear right onto Old Mine Trail, heading W.
  4. 450 ftReach Old Stage Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rock Spring Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miSharp right onto Old Stage Road, heading SE.
  8. 1.3 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/old-mine-trail-old-stage-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F74°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 81°66°
Wed 76°51°
Thu 67°49°
Fri 70°47°
Sat 70°47°
Sun 63°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bootjack Parking Lot stop 269 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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