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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Hogback Road & Matt Davis Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Hogback Road & Matt Davis Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,020 – 1,519 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.90487, -122.60392
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
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Hogback Road & Matt Davis Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,020–1,520 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Matt Davis Trail, heading N.
  3. 2 miBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftBear right onto Hogback Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miReach Matt Davis Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Hogback Road, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading NW.
  12. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hogback-road-out-back

Trail surface

38% dirt62% 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

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