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Phoenix Lake – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Larkspur

Phoenix Lake – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Larkspur

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Phoenix Lake – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Larkspur

03:10

45.1km

740m

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: April 30, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.57 km

Tiburon-Larkspur Bike Path & Corte Madera Path intersection

Highlight • Cycleway

On the east side of Redwood Highway the north-south trail 17 to Tiburon intersects with the Corte Madera Path: the merged trail heads partially on the shoulder of the busy frontage road toward the narrow bridge sidewalk crossing to the Larkspur Ferry.

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1.90 km

Corte Madera-Larkspur Path Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Great park trail between the bay and the Mount Tamalpais parks

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8.95 km

Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve

Nature Reserve

14.5 km

Natalie Coffin Greene Park 🌳 Ross

Highlight • Rest Area

In 1967, the family of Natalie Coffin Greene gave 25 acres of Phoenix Lake land for a park in her memory. Locals know about the little park at the end of Lagunitas Road in Ross, although they may not know its name. Most people think of it as the shady little park just below Lake Phoenix, and the place to park your car and set off on a hike or or mountain bike ride on the extensive Marin Municipal Water District’s watershed lands and Mt. Tamalpais. It is a very private, secluded and peaceful spot to set out on a day hike or bike ride. The park also makes a great destination in and of itself. It has picnic tables, Ross Creek running through it, and restrooms.
The fire road up to Phoenix Lake continues around the north side of the lake, and connects with fire roads running throughout the watershed lands up to the top of Mt. Tam. The south side of the lake is strictly a hiking trail, so no bikes allowed. However, dogs are allowed as long as they are on leash. The round trip walk from the park up and around the lake is about 2.7 miles.
The tiny parking lot is usually full on summer weekends, so it's better to bike in. Up at the lake, there are a couple of benches for relaxing and enjoying the view and the quiet; you can also fish, but there are no people or boats allowed in the water, which would be nice to cool off in the summer!

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15.7 km

Phoenix Lake

Highlight • Lake

On Shaver Grade Road, you get to ride along the incredibly blue waters of Phoenix Lake.

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16.5 km

Fish Gulch trail junction

Highlight • Trail

From easiest to hardest climbs out of phoenix lake from this junction:
-Shaver Grade, easy grade, longer, shaded and pretty
-Eldridge Grade, medium, good length and can connect you to mt tam east peak
-Fish Grade fire road, very steep, we hiked the bikes

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19.2 km

Sky Oaks Road (junction with Shaver Grade Road)

Highlight • Trail

At this point on Sky Oaks Road, there is a junction with Shaver Grade Road, which connects with a dense network of trails and dirt roads near Bald Hill in the Mount Tamalpais State Park.
From here, you can continue on the paved Sky Oaks Road or go arond the gate on to the gravel Shaver Grade Road.

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22.6 km

Lagunitas Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

This is an easy gravel road along the shore of Lake Lagunitas. If you run out of water just follow the trail around the lake until you hit the parking lot where you can refill your water bottle.

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44.5 km

Corte Madera Creek Estuary Bike Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Two options to continue when coming down from the CalPark tunnel bike trail or from the Larkspur ferry:
Either take the wooden boardwalk to follow the north bank of the creek inland to the bridge there or to Kentfield, or cross the creek here via the narrow concrete sidewalk on the highway exit bridge east side.

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45.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

11.5 km

9.12 km

8.23 km

205 m

Surfaces

18.4 km

16.2 km

8.75 km

1.78 km

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

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Phoenix Lake – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Larkspur

Tiburon-Larkspur Bike Path & Corte Madera Path intersection

Corte Madera-Larkspur Path Trailhead

Natalie Coffin Greene Park 🌳 Ross

Phoenix Lake

Fish Gulch trail junction

Sky Oaks Road (junction with Shaver Grade Road)

Lagunitas Trail

Corte Madera Creek Estuary Bike Bridge

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