AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road & Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road & Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 630 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 1,145 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tamelpa Trail 37.91994, -122.56388
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road & Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 910–1,145 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Trailhead: Tamelpa Trail · 37.91994, -122.56388

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 95°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on Tamelpa Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miBear left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miReach Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road, heading SW.
  8. 1.2 miBear left onto Tamelpa Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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/knob-hill-out-back-6-km-94af

Trail surface

81% gravel19% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 95°F64°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 87°69°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 70°52°
Fri 73°50°
Sat 73°50°
Sun 66°50°

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