East Peak Fire Trail–Filter Plant Road, 5 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. It climbs 3,304 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 2,100 ft · steepest grade: 38%10.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Filter Plant Road 37.95184, -122.58473
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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East Peak Fire Trail–Filter Plant Road, 5 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,304 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 505–2,100 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Filter Plant Road · 37.95184, -122.58473
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Filter Plant Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Tamelpa Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Filter Plant Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eldridge Grade Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Filter Plant Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt6% gravel42% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
87°55°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
71°53°
Fri
75°51°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
67°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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