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Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Mount Tamalpais West Point–Matt Davis Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Mount Tamalpais West Point–Matt Davis Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Stinson Beach, CA. The route reaches Mount Tamalpais West Point at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 769 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,316 – 1,801 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.90487, -122.60392
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
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Mount Tamalpais West Point–Matt Davis Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 1,316–1,802 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. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Nora Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach Mount Tamalpais West Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nora Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Matt Davis Trail, heading NE.
  8. 1.6 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/mount-tamalpais-west-point-mount-tamalpais-west-point-out-back-4-sights-7-km

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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