Plank Walk Viewpoint & Miller Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Plank Walk Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,814 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Plank Walk Viewpoint & Miller Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,814 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,563–2,568 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
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Lakeview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Plank Walk Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Plank Walk Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Fern Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lakeview Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Lakeview Trail Trailhead
- Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Fern Creek Trail & Miller Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,599 ft
- Arturo Trail & International Trail via Laurel Dell Fire Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- Old Stage Road & Rock Spring Trail via Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 817 ft
- Eldridge Grade Fire Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road–Miller Trail Loop, 4 sights 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft
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