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Mount Tamalpais State Park

Canopy View Viewpoint–Ben Johnson Trail, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,707 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Canopy View Viewpoint–Ben Johnson Trail, 4 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais State Park near Mill Valley, CA. The route reaches Canopy View Viewpoint. It climbs 2,707 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 1,401 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ocrean View Trail 37.90854, -122.57607
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
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Canopy View Viewpoint–Ben Johnson Trail, 4 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 2,707 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 199–1,400 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais State Park

Trailhead: Ocrean View Trail · 37.90854, -122.57607

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 71°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 188 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ocrean View Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Canopy View Trail, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftPass Canopy View Viewpoint.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Lost Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Plevin Cut, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camp Eastwood Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bootjack Spur, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftSharp left onto Bootjack Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto TCC Trail, heading SE.
  13. 3 miContinue straight onto Bootjack Trail, heading E.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Troop 80 Spur, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Bootjack Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miReach Canopy View Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Troop 80 Spur, heading E.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bootjack Trail, heading E.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto TCC Trail, heading NW.
  20. 3 miTurn left onto Redwood Creek Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right onto Bootjack Spur, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto Camp Eastwood Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plevin Cut, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Fern Creek Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miSharp left onto Lost Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.4 miSharp left onto Canopy View Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ocrean View Trail, heading SW.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/canopy-view-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F58°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity77%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 65°53°
Wed 66°53°
Thu 72°54°
Fri 75°51°
Sat 70°50°
Sun 68°50°

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 188 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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