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Mount Tamalpais State Park – Panoramic Highway loop from Mill Valley

Mount Tamalpais State Park – Panoramic Highway loop from Mill Valley

Hard

4.7

(1628)

14,911

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Mount Tamalpais State Park – Panoramic Highway loop from Mill Valley

01:32

20.2km

460m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Blithedale Summit Open Space Preserve

Mount Tamalpais State Park

Marin Headlands

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.30 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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4.29 km

West Blithedale Avenue Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

The wood bridge across the creek marks the beginning of the Old Railroad Grade, today a wide fireroad

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7.21 km

Old Railroad Grade Trail Gate Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sweeping views south and east, all the way to SF, and Mt Tam right above behind you to the north. The bench is dedicated to the family who built their house in front of you 60 years ago.

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7.32 km

Railroad Grade at Fern Canyon & Summit

Highlight • Trail

Uphill from this intersection a portion of the Railroad Grade has been taken over by Fern Canyon Rd after the Mt Tam railroad closed. A short distance uphill on pavement …

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9.01 km

Former Railroad and Gravity Car Station

Highlight • Historical Site

There are still remnants of old train platforms visible where the Gravity cars used to intersect with the Mt Tam Railroad.

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9.93 km

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

Highlight • Trail

Bottom section of the most gradual route to Mt Tam summit, following the former tourist train that worked it's way up from Mill Valley til the 1930s

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13.0 km

Mount Tamalpais State Park

Highlight • Forest

Mount Tamalpais State Park is a majestic area in the heart of Marin County, with sweeping hillsides covered in fantastic redwood forest, open grasslands, sturdy chaparral, and wooded oaklands. The …

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15.6 km

Panoramic Highway

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Panoramic Highway follows the ridge to the junction with Hwy 1, affording grand views to both sides, the bay and the Pacific

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20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.04 km

5.19 km

4.68 km

2.09 km

1.20 km

Surfaces

8.00 km

6.98 km

5.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

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Monday 10 August

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Mount Tamalpais State Park – Panoramic Highway loop from Mill Valley

Mill Valley Railroad Depot & Book Cafe

West Blithedale Avenue Trailhead

Old Railroad Grade Trail Gate Overlook

Railroad Grade at Fern Canyon & Summit

Former Railroad and Gravity Car Station

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

Mount Tamalpais State Park

Panoramic Highway

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