Alpine Lake–Bon Tempe Lake, 4 lakes is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route passes Lake Lagunitas and Bon Tempe Lake before reaching Alpine Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 335 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi722 – 879 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.94774, -122.59524
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Alpine Lake–Bon Tempe Lake, 4 lakes
4.1 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 721–880 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.94774, -122.59524
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lake Lagunitas.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Bon Tempe Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Shadyside Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach Alpine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F56°
Precip0%Wind0 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
74°51°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
67°51°
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