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Camino Alto summit viewpoint – Camino Alto Road loop from Larkspur

Camino Alto summit viewpoint – Camino Alto Road loop from Larkspur

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2.5

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Camino Alto summit viewpoint – Camino Alto Road loop from Larkspur

02:01

27.1km

600m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Camino Alto Open Space Preserve

Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.55 km

Camino Alto summit viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

At the summit of Camino Alto grade between Larkspur and Mill Valley, the view opens up to the south on clear days, offering views across the bay and parts of the San Francisco skyline.

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3.76 km

Camino Alto Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

As the bike trails dead-end on both sides of the closed Alta tunnel, Camino Alto is a popular, albeit hilly and narrow, road ride alternative to connect Mill Valley and Corte Madera.

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9.03 km

Mill Valley Railroad Depot & Book Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

On the center square of Mill Valley the historic former Railroad Depot is now a convenient meeting place with outdoor and indoor seating, offering a variety of coffee, fresh sandwiches combined with books and magazines in the Book Cafe

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11.0 km

West Blithedale Avenue Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

The wood bridge across the creek marks the beginning of the Old Railroad Grade, today a wide fireroad

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13.9 km

Old Railroad Grade Trail Gate Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sweeping views south and east, all the way to SF, and Mt Tam right above behind you to the north. The bench is dedicated to the family who built their house in front of you 60 years ago.

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14.1 km

Railroad Grade at Fern Canyon & Summit

Highlight • Trail

Uphill from this intersection a portion of the Railroad Grade has been taken over by Fern Canyon Rd after the Mt Tam railroad closed. A short distance uphill on pavement …

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15.7 km

Former Railroad and Gravity Car Station

Highlight • Historical Site

There are still remnants of old train platforms visible where the Gravity cars used to intersect with the Mt Tam Railroad.

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16.7 km

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

Highlight • Trail

Bottom section of the most gradual route to Mt Tam summit, following the former tourist train that worked it's way up from Mill Valley til the 1930s

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27.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

10.2 km

5.06 km

1.32 km

Surfaces

12.5 km

8.11 km

6.42 km

< 100 m

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Camino Alto summit viewpoint – Camino Alto Road loop from Larkspur

Camino Alto summit viewpoint

Camino Alto Road

Mill Valley Railroad Depot & Book Cafe

West Blithedale Avenue Trailhead

Old Railroad Grade Trail Gate Overlook

Railroad Grade at Fern Canyon & Summit

Former Railroad and Gravity Car Station

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

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