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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Mountain Top Trail–Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Mountain Top Trail–Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 1,038 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,798 – 2,467 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 37.92885, -122.58401
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
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Mountain Top Trail–Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 1,798–2,467 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Old Railroad Grade Fire Road · 37.92885, -122.58401

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock Spring Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miReach Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2.1 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 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-railroad-grade-fire-road-rock-spring-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F64°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Wed 74°50°
Thu 68°49°
Fri 70°47°
Sat 66°45°
Sun 64°46°
Mon 59°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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