Hillside Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Muir Woods National Monument near Tamalpais Valley, CA. It climbs 256 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 276 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Redwood Creek Trail 37.89130, -122.56937
Nearest town Tamalpais Valley, CA
Directions
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Hillside Trail
3.1 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 131–275 ft
Out & Back · Muir Woods National Monument
Trailhead: Redwood Creek Trail · 37.89130, -122.56937
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 70°F / low 56° · precip 2% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 244 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Redwood Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bohemian Grove Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Bootjack Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bootjack Spur, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Camp Eastwood Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bootjack Spur, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Bootjack Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bohemian Grove Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Redwood Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 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
54% dirt31% paved15% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 70°F56°
Precip2%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Wed
70°55°
Thu
75°56°
Fri
78°54°
Sat
73°53°
Sun
71°53°
Mon
66°53°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 244 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Redwood Creek Trail Trailhead
- Camp Eastwood Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Camp Eastwood Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 443 ft
- Founders Grove–Canopy View Trail, 4 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft
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