Gravity Car Road & Matt Davis Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 797 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi951 – 1,519 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.90487, -122.60392
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
Directions
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Gravity Car Road & Matt Davis Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 797 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 951–1,520 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.90487, -122.60392
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 93°F / low 75° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Transit-accessible: Pantoll Ranger Station stop 66 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Matt Davis Trail, heading N.
- 2 miBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right onto Hogback Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Gravity Car Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Matt Davis Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Hogback Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hogback Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading NW.
- 2.2 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
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 93°F75°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
81°66°
Wed
77°52°
Thu
68°49°
Fri
71°48°
Sat
71°47°
Sun
64°48°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Pantoll Ranger Station stop 66 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Mountain Top Trail & Old Mine Trail 3 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- Mount Tamalpais West Point–Matt Davis Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft
- Hogback Road & Matt Davis Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 735 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Matt Davis Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 580 ft
- Temelpa Viewpoint–Matt Davis Trail, 4 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft
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