Best hikes in Mount Tamalpais State Park
Ambleway maps 12 hikes in Mount Tamalpais State Park, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 10-mile day out. 11 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Coastal Trail. The biggest climb is Cardiac Hill–Coast View Trail, 4 sights, gaining 2,137 ft, and the network tops out at 2,464 ft. 4 start within walking range of public transit.
- Fern Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Mountain Top Trail & Old Mine Trail 3 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- Coastal Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Willow Camp Fire Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft
- McKennan Gulch Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft
- Fern Creek Trail via Camp Eastwood Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 612 ft
- Founders Grove–Camp Eastwood Trail, 5 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft
- Camp Eastwood Trail & Sierra Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 908 ft
- Canopy View Viewpoint–Fern Creek Trail, 4 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,415 ft
- Ben Johnson Trail–Bootjack Trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,620 ft
- Cardiac Hill–Coast View Trail, 4 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,137 ft
- Coast View Trail & Heather Cutoff 3.1 mi · ▲ 472 ft