Corte Madera Creek – Camino Alto Road loop from Larkspur

Corte Madera Creek – Camino Alto Road loop from Larkspur

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Corte Madera Creek – Camino Alto Road loop from Larkspur

02:02

32.2km

420m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.77 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

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3.78 km

Larkspur

Highlight • Religious Site

Laid-back little community

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5.35 km

Corte Madera Pathway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a great protected bike path that follows the creek.

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6.48 km

From this point upstream the bed of Corte Madera Creek is canalized in a narrow concrete channel. Downstream it opens into a partially tidal estuary that lost much of its wetlands, but still has a lot of natural features.

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14.2 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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17.5 km

Pickleweed Inlet crossing

Highlight • Bridge

Peaceful northern end of the Baywood Park wetland with a wooden pedestrian/bike bridge.

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20.9 km

Mikes Bikes

Highlight • Rest Area

Well-equipped bike store with a quick workshop, strategically located along the Sausalito-Mill Valley Bike trail leading to the Marin county biking destinations. Located right off the Marin City Hwy 101-exit, large free parking area, popular meeting point for group rides.

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21.3 km

Sausalito Houseboats

Highlight • Settlement

The Sausalito houseboat community is full of architectural gems and repurposed old working boats, and each is wonderfully unique. Bikes are not allowed on the dock, so you must park …

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23.5 km

Bothin Marsh Preserve

Highlight • Natural

This 106-acre preserve incorporates a 2-acre tidal wetland that’s a small reminder of the vast salt marshes that once surrounded San Francisco Bay. A quiet inlet at the north end …

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32.2 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.6 km

6.20 km

5.33 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

3.63 km