Tennessee Valley Trailhead – Bothin Marsh Preserve loop from Mill Valley

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Tennessee Valley Trailhead – Bothin Marsh Preserve loop from Mill Valley

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Tennessee Valley Trailhead – Bothin Marsh Preserve loop from Mill Valley

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19.5km

300m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.9 km for 199 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

62 m

Molino / Edgewood Avenue & Sequoia Valley Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Quieter albeit slightly higher and steeper climb out of Mill Valley to Panoramic Highway instead of climbing on Hwy 1, meandering along lesser traffic neighborhood streets with more shade and awesome bay views.

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8.68 km

Tennessee Valley Trailhead

Highlight • Parking

The paved Tennessee Valley road ends here at this popular trailhead, deep in the Marin Headlands. A central junction of several trails heading north or south along the Miwok or other hilly trails, or flat down to the beach

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8.72 km

Tennessee Valley Trailhead and Horse Stables

Highlight • Rest Area

Staging and rest area with parking, restrooms, and the historic horse stables that used to be part of a ranch before the headlands became a protected national recreation area.

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12.1 km

Bothin Marsh Preserve

Highlight • Natural

This 106-acre preserve incorporates a 2-acre tidal wetland that’s a small reminder of the vast salt marshes that once surrounded San Francisco Bay. A quiet inlet at the north end …

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15.6 km

Mill Valley Railroad Depot & Book Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

On the center square of Mill Valley the historic former Railroad Depot is now a convenient meeting place with outdoor and indoor seating, offering a variety of coffee, fresh sandwiches combined with books and magazines in the Book Cafe

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19.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.95 km

7.55 km

1.80 km

199 m

Surfaces

11.7 km