Name: Mount Tamalpais from Muir Woods
Rating: 4.9

“Head from old-growth redwoods to the top of one of the Bay Area's most iconic peaks.”

— Miguel Vieira

Overview

This is a direct, bottom-to-top run of Mount Tamalpais that gives you everything the mountain has to offer - from old-growth redwoods to panoramic summit views.

Features: River/Creek — Views

Dogs: No Dogs

Need to Know

There is a $10 entrance fee for Muir Woods when the visitor center is open. You can see the operating hours here.

Description

Start at Muir Woods. Be sure to get there early to find parking and avoid the crowds.

Take the Redwood Creek Trail and then go uphill on the Canopy View Trail through a dense forest of redwoods. At the top of the Canopy View Trail, cross Panoramic Highway near the Mountain Home Inn and continue toward the Throckmorton Fire Station, where you continue on the steep and sunny Hogback Fire Road to Old Railroad Grade.

Turn left on Old Railroad Grade and look for the small Fern Creek Trail on your right. Stay on the Fern Creek Trail until you get to the Mount Tamalpais summit parking lot. From there, take the Plankwalk Trail to the top. Reverse the route to get back.

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Land Manager: NPS - Muir Woods National Monument

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Looking down on the city from Mt. Tam.

View from the East Peak.

Muir Woods

Big trees are great all over in Muir Woods.

Muir Woods Canopy View Trail

A view from the East Peak of Mt Tamalpais.

View from the summit.

Without a figure for scale, it's difficult to truly appreciate the size of these trees!

Sunlight filtering in the redwoods.

The view from Fern Creek Trail on Mount Tamalpais is captivating.

Winding through the redwoods.

Forest on Muir Woods Ocean View Trail

Scramble to the Fire Lookout.

Muir Woods Entrance

Redwood Creek in Muir Woods.

The boardwalks in Muir Woods.

The path into Muir Woods.

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8.7 Miles 14.1 Kilometers 75% Runnable 80% Singletrack	2,446' 746 m Ascent -2,446' -746 m Descent
2,561' 781 m High 136' 42 m Low	11% Avg Grade (6°) 36% Max Grade (20°)
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Mount Tamalpais from Muir Woods

8.7 Miles 14.1 Kilometers

75%

80%

2,446' 746 m

-2,446' -746 m

2,561' 781 m

136' 42 m

11%

36%

Unknown

“Head from old-growth redwoods to the top of one of the Bay Area's most iconic peaks.”

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Need to Know

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