Old Stage Road & Rock Spring Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Old Stage Road & Rock Spring Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 817 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Old Stage Road & Rock Spring Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 1,566–2,435 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lakeview Trail · 37.92853, -122.58994
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rock Spring Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Rock Spring Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Rock Spring Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lakeview Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:58 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:48 PM.
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