Hillside Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Muir Woods National Monument near Tamalpais Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 118 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 276 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Redwood Creek Trail 37.89221, -122.57171
Nearest town Tamalpais Valley, CA
Directions
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Hillside Trail
2 mi · ▲ 118 ft · 44 min
Elevation 139–275 ft
Out & Back · Muir Woods National Monument
Trailhead: Redwood Creek Trail · 37.89221, -122.57171
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bohemian Grove Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Redwood Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Hillside Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bohemian Grove Trail, heading N.
- 1 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
66% dirt34% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 17 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 Redwood Creek Trail Trailhead
- Ben Johnson Trail–Bootjack Trail, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,620 ft
- Alpine Trail–Ben Johnson Trail, 3 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,750 ft
- Camp Eastwood Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Fern Creek Trail via Camp Eastwood Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 612 ft
- Fern Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 666 ft
- Hillside Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 254 ft
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