Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–East Peak Fire Trail, 5 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais Watershed near Mill Valley, CA. The route reaches Verna Dunshee Viewpoint. It climbs 1,797 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,093 – 2,405 ft · steepest grade: 39%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.91381, -122.58025
Nearest town Mill Valley, CA
Directions
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Verna Dunshee Viewpoint–East Peak Fire Trail, 5 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,797 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 1,094–2,405 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
No dogs on part of this route · 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Fern Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Plank Walk Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Verna Dunshee Viewpoint.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Verna Dunshee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Northside Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Verna Dunshee Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto East Peak Fire Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Verna Dunshee Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Plank Walk Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Fern Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hogback Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Matt Davis Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hogback Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
21% dirt11% paved1% boardwalk67% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 94°F64°
Feels like82°Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue
87°69°
Wed
82°54°
Thu
70°51°
Fri
73°50°
Sat
73°49°
Sun
66°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: Panoramic Highway & Edgewood Avenue stop 461 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Gravity Car Road–Hogback Road Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 252 ft
- Mount Tamalpais East Peak–Fern Creek Trail, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,436 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Fire Road–Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail Loop, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 761 ft
- Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail & Old Railroad Grade Fire Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Plank Walk Viewpoint–Fern Creek Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,534 ft
- Hogback Road–Miller Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft
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