Steep Ravine Trail – Mount Tamalpais — East Peak loop from Stinson Beach

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Steep Ravine Trail – Mount Tamalpais — East Peak loop from Stinson Beach

Hard

3.5

(20)

runners

Steep Ravine Trail – Mount Tamalpais — East Peak loop from Stinson Beach

03:11

23.8km

820m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Stinson Beach (GGNRA)

Mount Tamalpais State Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

472 m

Stinson Beach — Dipsea Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Western terminus of the legendary annual race route across the Marin Peninsula.

Tip by

2.37 km

Webb Creek

Highlight • River

Little pool formed by Webb creek, a refreshing respite on hot days along Steep Ravine/Dipsea trail.

Tip by

2.42 km

Steep Ravine Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

As the name suggests, this pittoresque trail leads along a sometimes raging stream through a narrow, well-shaded and lush canyon from Stinson toward Pantoll.

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5.83 km

Stage Coach Fire Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wide and gently graded gravel trail that allows to keep a steady knee-saving speed both up- and downhill with ample vista points to justify an occasional rest stop.

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8.15 km

Mount Tamalpais West Point

Peak

11.0 km

Plank Trail — Mount Tamalpais East Peak

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Mt Tam's east peak is the highest elevation in Marin County. It's has excellent views of the coastal, as well as the bay sides of the Marin Peninsula, San Francisco, …

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11.4 km

Mount Tamalpais — East Peak

Highlight • Summit

Highest peak in Marin County, north of the Golden Gate with fantastic panoramic views in all directions, from the Bay to the Pacific, to the skyline of San Francisco as …

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11.8 km