Mount Tamalpais Summits – Pantoll Road loop from Mount Tamalpais State Park

Mount Tamalpais Summits – Pantoll Road loop from Mount Tamalpais State Park

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Mount Tamalpais Summits – Pantoll Road loop from Mount Tamalpais State Park

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14.4km

410m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 7.17 km for 52 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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86 m

Pantoll Ranger Station & Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

The Pantoll Campground is a First-come/first-serve site in Mt. Tamalpais State Park. Each site has a barbeque grill, a fire ring, and a picnic table. You need to pay for …

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2.39 km

Mount Tamalpais Summits

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

Mount Tamalpais is the highest peak in the Marin Hills, which are part of the Northern California Coast Ranges. The elevation at the West Peak, its highest point, where a …

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7.18 km

Mount Tamalpais East Peak and Visitors Center

Highlight • Summit

Beautiful views of the bay area that are well earned after all the climbing.

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7.59 km

Eldridge Grade Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Eldrige is a fun, albeit somewhat steep and rocky, gravel doubletrack dropping from the paved road before the summit down the eastern flank of My Tam

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11.7 km

View of San Francisco Bay from Mount Tamalpais

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mount Tamalpais State Park is a majestic area in the heart of Marin County, with sweeping hillsides covered in fantastic redwood forest, open grasslands, sturdy chaparral, and wooded oaklands. The …

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11.7 km

Mountain Theater - SB Cushing Memorial Mt Tam

Highlight • Monument

Perched high on Mount Tam, the stone-built Mountain Theater offers sweeping views and timeless performances—where nature and art come together in one of California’s most breathtaking open-air stages.

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11.9 km

Rock Springs Picnic - Trailhead Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Set beneath the towering trees of Mount Tam, Rock Springs is the perfect jumping-off point for scenic hikes and quiet picnics—where trails, wildlife, and wide-open views begin.

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12.0 km

Pantoll Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Pantoll Road in Mount Tamalpais State Park connects Panoramic Highway at the Pantoll Ranger Station/Campground trailhead ( bahiker.com/northbayhikes/pantoll.html ) with Ridgecrest Boulevard at Rock Springs trailhead. It is a mostly …

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14.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

335 m

110 m

Surfaces

14.4 km

Elevation