Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Old Railroad Grade Fire Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 349 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Old Railroad Grade Fire Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 999–1,247 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Trailhead: 37.91381, -122.58025
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 461 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hogback Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Hogback Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Hogback Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading S.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 461 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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