Serpentine Point–Colier Spring, 6 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Serpentine Point–Colier Spring, 6 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route passes Colier Spring before reaching Serpentine Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,000 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Serpentine Point–Colier Spring, 6 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,495–2,315 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: Lagunitas Fire Trail · 37.93047, -122.58646
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 91°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
- Start on Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Northside Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Northside Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Collier Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Northside Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Colier Spring.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto CC Boys Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lagoon Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Kent Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Serpentine Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lagoon Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto CC Boys Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Lagunitas-Rock Spring Fire Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Northside Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Collier Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Northside Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Lagunitas Fire Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:59 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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