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Mount Tamalpais — East Peak – Fern Creek Trail loop from Mill Valley

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Mount Tamalpais — East Peak – Fern Creek Trail loop from Mill Valley

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Mount Tamalpais — East Peak – Fern Creek Trail loop from Mill Valley

01:54

12.8km

720m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 1, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

96 m

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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2

3.62 km

Vic Haun / Temelpa junction

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Connecting trails

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3

3.71 km

Temelpa Trail Views

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the best views of SF and the Bay Bridge. Don't miss it (unless Karl is in town).

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4

5.42 km

Mount Tamalpais — East Peak

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Highest peak in Marin County, north of the Golden Gate with fantastic panoramic views in all directions, from the Bay to the Pacific, to the skyline of San Francisco as …

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5

5.43 km

Plank Trail — Mount Tamalpais East Peak

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Mt Tam's east peak is the highest elevation in Marin County. It's has excellent views of the coastal, as well as the bay sides of the Marin Peninsula, San Francisco, …

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6

5.88 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

6.15 km

Fern Creek Trail

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Steeper connector trail to climb rather quickly to the summit rim with sweeping views

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8

8.45 km

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

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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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B

12.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.94 km

4.57 km

2.58 km

613 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.10 km

3.46 km

3.21 km

725 m

235 m

104 m

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