Alpine Trail–Ben Johnson Trail, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais State Park near Mill Valley, CA. It climbs 1,940 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi200 – 1,526 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Camp Eastwood Trail 37.90427, -122.58066
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
Directions
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Alpine Trail–Ben Johnson Trail, 3 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,940 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 199–1,527 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais State Park
Trailhead: Camp Eastwood Trail · 37.90427, -122.58066
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 711 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Alice Eastwood Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Plevin Cut, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Camp Eastwood Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bootjack Spur, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Bootjack Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto TCC Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Bootjack Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Troop 80 Spur, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bootjack Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Alpine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Camp Eastwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bootjack Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Troop 80 Spur, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bootjack Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto TCC Trail, heading NE.
- 3 miTurn left onto Redwood Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bootjack Spur, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Camp Eastwood Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plevin Cut, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Alice Eastwood Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F59°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity56%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
68°54°
Wed
68°54°
Thu
71°53°
Fri
75°52°
Sat
75°51°
Sun
67°51°
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 711 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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