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Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Indian Fire Trail, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Kent Woodlands, CA. The route reaches Verna Dunshee Viewpoint. It climbs 3,123 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi745 – 2,405 ft · steepest grade: 50%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Evergreen Fire Road 37.94140, -122.56350
Nearest town Kent Woodlands, CA

Directions

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Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–Indian Fire Trail, 4 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 3,123 ft · 3 hr 44 min

Elevation 744–2,405 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Evergreen Fire Road · 37.94140, -122.56350

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Evergreen Fire Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Indan Fire Road, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Indian Fire Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Verna Dunshee Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miPass Verna Dunshee Viewpoint.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Plank Walk Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftBear left onto Fern Creek Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Miller Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miReach Verna Dunshee Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left onto Miller Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Plank Walk Trail, heading W.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Verna Dunshee Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Fire Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Indan Fire Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miSharp right onto Evergreen Fire Road, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

42% dirt8% paved1% boardwalk49% 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°52°
Sat 74°51°
Sun 67°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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