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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road Trail – Fern Creek and spring loop from Mill Valley

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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road Trail – Fern Creek and spring loop from Mill Valley

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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road Trail – Fern Creek and spring loop from Mill Valley

02:48

27.8km

760m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.1 km for 167 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.19 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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5.81 km

Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road skirts the east side of Mount Tamalpais; its winding route features stunning scenic views of San Francisco Bay and the Marin peninsula. Some say the trail was named for a band of Coast Miwok Indians that lived nearby or because of Miwok middens discovered in the area.

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9.13 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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10.5 km

Fern Creek and spring

Highlight • River

Delicious water emerging from the rock wall just past the creek along the fire road

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10.9 km

Railroad Grade Fire Road Overlook to San Francisco

Highlight • Viewpoint

On clear days views open up along the trail across the bay and including the San Francisco skyline

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11.6 km

Flowy downhill section above Laguna Creek

Highlight • Trail

After looping around West Point the Railroad Grade trail snakes through open and tree-lined sections with fun curves.

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11.9 km

Mount Tamalpais West Point

Peak

12.9 km

Railroad Grade Fire Road

Highlight • Trail

This is a great gravel road that takes you from the summit of Mount Tam to West Point. The road is wide and not very technical, but the views south across the foothills to Muir Woods are fantastic.

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14.2 km

Old Railroad Grade Trail (upper half) — Mt Tam

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old Railroad Grade trail follows the route of the railroad that reached the peak of Mount Tam from Mill Valley (and a spur to Muir Beach) between 1896 and 1930. This segment starts about mid-mountain at the site of an old station (notice the concrete "sidewalk" on the side of the trail), at the intersection with Gravity Car Trail and Hoo-Koo-Ee-Koo trail, just above the Double Bowknot (a series of four hairpin curves of the old railroad). Since this used to be a railroad, it has a very steady average grade of around 6%, making it easy to climb up on a bike. About 2 miles from the old station platform the trail passes West Point Inn ( komoot.de/highlight/215020 ) , with snacks, picnic tables and restrooms (also offering romantic cabins with killer views across the whole bay). For more of the history see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tamalpais_and_Muir_Woods_Railway

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27.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

5.54 km

2.18 km

1.46 km

196 m

Surfaces

12.4 km

6.26 km

4.21 km

2.93 km

1.93 km

120 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road Trail – Fern Creek and spring loop from Mill Valley

West Blithedale Avenue Trailhead

Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road Trail

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

Fern Creek and spring

Railroad Grade Fire Road Overlook to San Francisco

Flowy downhill section above Laguna Creek

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Old Railroad Grade Trail (upper half) — Mt Tam

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