Gravity Car Road–Hogback Road Loop, 5 sights is a 7-mile loop in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,715 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Gravity Car Road–Hogback Road Loop, 5 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,715 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 951–2,299 ft
Loop · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Old Railroad Grade Fire Road · 37.92337, -122.58718
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start on Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Hogback Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Gravity Car Road, heading E.
- 500 ftReach Miller Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wheeler Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · loop · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 3 mi · loop · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 3.4 mi · loop · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
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