Founders Grove–Camp Eastwood Trail, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais State Park near Mill Valley, CA. The route reaches Founders Grove at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,283 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi151 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Camp Eastwood Trail 37.90427, -122.58066
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
Directions
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Founders Grove–Camp Eastwood Trail, 5 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,283 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 152–722 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais State Park
Trailhead: Camp Eastwood Trail · 37.90427, -122.58066
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 711 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Camp Eastwood Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fern Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Lost Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Canopy View Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach Founders Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Lost Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Camp Eastwood Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F59°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
68°54°
Wed
68°54°
Thu
71°53°
Fri
75°52°
Sat
75°51°
Sun
67°51°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 711 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Camp Eastwood Trail Trailhead
- Fern Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 285 ft
- Sierra Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 465 ft
- Camp Eastwood Trail & Sierra Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 590 ft
- Canopy View Viewpoint & Fern Creek Trail via Canopy View Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 881 ft
- Fern Creek Trail & Lost Trail via Camp Eastwood Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 828 ft
- Ben Johnson Trail & Bootjack Trail via TCC Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,667 ft
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