Fern Creek Trail & Lost Trail via Camp Eastwood Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais State Park near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 828 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi253 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Camp Eastwood Trail 37.90237, -122.58178
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
Directions
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Fern Creek Trail & Lost Trail via Camp Eastwood Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 251–722 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais State Park
Trailhead: Camp Eastwood Trail · 37.90237, -122.58178
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 · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Camp Eastwood Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plevin Cut, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Fern Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Lost Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Fern Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Plevin Cut, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camp Eastwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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