Northside Trail–Old Mine Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 1,414 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,801 – 2,300 ft · steepest grade: 27%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Mine Trail 37.91064, -122.61211
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
Directions
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Northside Trail–Old Mine Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,414 ft · 3 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,801–2,299 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Old Mine Trail · 37.91064, -122.61211
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 73° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Mine Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rock Spring Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Collier Spring Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Northside Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Old Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Collier Spring Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock Spring Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Old Mine Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive 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 91°F73°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
95°70°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
79°65°
Wed
75°50°
Thu
66°47°
Fri
69°46°
Sat
69°46°
Sun
62°46°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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