Pilot Knob–Colier Spring Loop, 11 sights is a 6.4-mile loop in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route passes Bon Tempe Lake, Pilot Knob, Lake Lagunitas and 2 more. It climbs 1,676 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi722 – 1,854 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.95066, -122.59795
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA
Directions
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Pilot Knob–Colier Spring Loop, 11 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,676 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 723–1,853 ft
Loop · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.95066, -122.59795
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 0 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bon Tempe Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pilot Knob Stub, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Pilot Knob, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pilot Knob Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Lagunitas.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lake Lagunitas Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Lagunitas.
- 1.1 miPass Colier Spring.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lower Northside Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Rocky Ridge Fire Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Berry Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Shadyside Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lakeview Fire Road, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Pilot Knob–Bon Tempe Lake, 4 sights 1.5 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Bon Tempe Lake–Lake Lagunitas, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 382 ft
- Bald Hill Trail–Hidden Meadow Trail, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 694 ft
- Alpine Lake–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Colier Spring–Bon Tempe Lake, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft
- Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Bon Tempe Lake, 6 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft
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