Sleep Late and Hike

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CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.
Distance: 9.1 miles, loop.
Hiking Time: 4.5 hours
Elevation Gain/ Loss: ± 1,550 feet
Difficulty: Moderate
Sleep Late and Hike Dog Policy: No Dogs Learn More
Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/
Facilities:

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

Google Maps Link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zG3AgtsBYRgZC58u9

Please use the Google Maps link above to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.

NOTE: The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there. Don't be shy, say "Hello" and introduce yourself when your get there.

(Most Cars) GPS Degrees Minutes Seconds Format:
37°16'36.5"N 122°17'13.9"W

(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:
37.2767932,-122.2886283

Recommended Map: Pescadero Creek Park (SMCP& R)

Use Map to find the [Sign Post numbers in brackets below]

https://www.smcgov.org/media/149703/download?inline=

CARPOOLING:
We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/n03vhw

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:
Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.
Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.
Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.
Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".
Thank you for understanding.
HIGHLIGHTS

This extended trek uses the Old Haul Road and Pomponio trails, along with the Brook Trail Loop and the Towne Fire Road, to climb from redwood-lined Pescadero Creek to a high ridge of grasses and coastal scrub that borders Sam McDonald Park. This route requires two crossings of Pescadero Creek.

DIRECTIONS:
[Sign Post numbers are in brackets]
Start at Hoffman Creek Trailhead [48] ->
0.6 miles turn left on to Pomponio Trail [58] to Worley Flat [49]->
Pomponio Trail 0.5 miles to pass Jones Gulch Trail [42] on your left->
Continue 0.1 miles to pass the CLOSED trail on your left to the bridge [38]->
Continue for 0.2 miles on Brook Trial [51] turning left to enter Towne Fire Rd ->
Take Town Fire Rd for 0.3 miles as it turns into West Brook Trail [40]->
Take West Brook Trail for 2.3 miles [28] turning right to enter East Brook Trail [28]->
Take East Brook Trail 0.4 miles to pass a junction to Towne Fire Road [29] ->
Take East Brook Trail 1.3 miles to cross Towne Fire Road [36] ->
Take East Brook Trail 0.2 miles pass a junction on your left [37]->
Take East Brook Trail 1.6 miles to cross Towne Fire Road [43] ->
Take East Brook Trail 0.5 miles to Towne Fire Road [52] ->
Take East Brook Trail 0.1 miles to Towne Fire Road [51] ->
Take East Brook Trail 0.2 miles to West Brook Trail with the bridge on your right [38] ->
Turn left and follow Pomponio Trail back to Old Haul Rd 0.9 miles [58]->
Take Old Haul Rd 0.6 Miles back to Hoffman Creek Trailhead.

The Joy of Trees: Joining the redwoods in this park are Douglas-firs, interior live oaks, tanbark oaks, madrones, hazelnut, blue blossom, and evergreen huckleberry. Coast live oak, California bay, creambush, and gooseberry grow at the park’s higher elevations leads you through a forest of Douglas-fir, California bay, tanbark oak, and toyon .

PLEASE READ THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ABOVE BEFORE POSTING A MESSAGE.

SIGN WAIVER HERE: https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/
For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile)
CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.
Distance: 9.1 miles, loop.
Hiking Time: 4.5 hours
Elevation Gain/ Loss: ± 2300 feet
Difficulty: Moderate
Sleep Late and Hike Dog Policy: No Dogs Learn More
Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/
Facilities: Pit Toilets

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

Google Maps Link:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yiRN5xiKE5YbcamC6

Please use the Google Maps link above to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.
The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there.

Degrees Decimal Format for Google Maps:
37.861100, -122.535700

Degrees/Minutes/Seconds format for most cars:
37°51'40.0"N 122°32'08.5"W

Nearest street address:

Tennessee Valley Trailhead
591 Tennessee Valley Road
Mill Valley, CA 94941

Getting there:

Please use the Google maps link at the top to plan your own route from your home.

NOTE: If possible, use the GPS coordinates when driving as the nearest street address may be a couple of miles away on some of our trips in some GPS maps.

Meeting place:

Parking lot at the Tennessee Valley and Miwork trail heads.

Parking:

There is one parking lot at the trail head and some parking along the side of the road.

Carpooling

We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/5jmwez

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.

Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".

Thank you for understanding.

Recommended Map:

http://www.mappery.com/map-of/Mount-Tamalpais-State-Park-Map

Summary:

Nonstop coastal views are yours for the taking on this spectacular bluff trail that skirts the edge of the Marin Headlands from Muir Beach. The Tennessee Valley Trail is one of the most popular trails in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Hiking Directions:

1. Miwok Trail (0.9m)
2. Be on Miwok Trail (0.8m)
3. Take Coyote Ridge Trail (0.7m)
4. Take Coastal Fire Road (0.9m)
5. To Muir beach and back (1.0m)
6. Take Coastal Trail (1.4m)
7. Continue on Coastal Trail (0.7m)
8. Turn right to Tennesse Cove (0.6m)
9. Take Tennessee Valley trail back to the parking lot (2.5m)

SIGN WAIVER HERE: https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/
For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile)

CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.

Level: Moderate
Total Distance: 9.8 miles round-trip
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Elevation Change: 2,064 feet
Facilities: Pit toilets at the trail head and at BootJack Campsite
Sleep Late and Hike Dog Policy: No Dogs Learn More

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:

https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

Recommended Map:

Download it. Print it out. Load it on your phone. Use it to get to the start location.
http://www.mappery.com/maps/Mount-Tamalpais-State-Park-Map.pdf

GPS Coordinates for meeting place:

Degrees Decimal Format for Google Maps:
37.914404, -122.609160
Degrees/Minutes/Seconds format for most cars:
Latitude 37°54'51.9"N
Longitude 122°36'33.0"W

Nearest street address:

None. Use the Google GPS coordinates in Google Maps.

Getting there:

Please use the Google maps link at the top to plan your own route from your home. And, download the PDF map below onto your phone before you start, or print it out.

NOTE: If possible, use the GPS coordinates when driving as the nearest street address may be a couple of miles away on some of our trips in some GPS maps.

Meeting place:
Quarry Parking Lot, Behind Mt. Tam's Mountain Theater

Parking:

Quarry Parking Lot.

Carpooling

We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/j9d3q7

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.

Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".

Thank you for understanding.

Summary:
One of Mount Tamalpais’s most compelling assets is its broad variety of possible hikes This entire loop is a tour de force of the mountain’s magic: you’ll experience dense forests, aromatic chaparral, rushing creeks, waterfalls, and seasonal flower-dotted meadows.

Hiking Directions:

Start at Mountain Theater Parking Lot, and head South around the West side of the theater to a Junction (0.1 miles), take the left fork to enter Easy Grade Trail heading East->
Stay to the left passing a trail on the right at 105 ft, follow the trail as it turns South at 134 ft, turning left at 100 ft on to Boot Jack trail ->
Boot Jack Trail to Stagecoach Fire Road (0.5 miles)->
Stagecoach Fire Road (0.2 miles) turn right on to Matt-Davis ->
Matt-Davis staying to the right of the Panoramic Highway (0.4 miles) ->
Cross the Highway to enter the Pantoll Ranger Station Restrooms (275 ft)->
Go behind the restrooms to enter the Tcc Trail for 130 ft, take the left fork, after (0.3 miles) take the Tcc Trail right fork, to arrive at Dipsea Trail (0.4 miles ->

Cross Dipsea Trail and the Panoramic Hwy (202 ft), and Apline Trail on your right to continue on Boot Jack Trail to the left (0.2 miles), passing Troup 80 Spur on your left, and crossing the Tcc Trail (503 ft) to stay on the Boot Jack Trail->
Stay on the Boot Jack Trail to arrive at Camp Eastwood Trail (1.2 mi)->
Stay to the right on Camp Eastwood Trail to enter Fern Creek Trail (0.2 miles)->
Stay on Fern Creek Trail (284 ft) to meet the eastern branch of the Fern Creek Trail->
Stay on Fern Creek Trail following the Redwood Creek to the Muir Park Store (0.7 mi)

Head back up, taking the right branch of Fern Creek Trail staying to the right of Redwood Creek (0.1 miles) to Ocean View Trail ->
Ocean View Trail to Lost Trail (1.2 miles) , turning right to stay on Ocean View Trail (0.3 miles) to arrive at Panoramic Trail ->
Turn left (North) to stay on Ocean View Trail (0.3 miles) where the trail ends and becomes Alice Eastwood Road ->
Continue North on the dirt Alice Eastwood Road (0.2 miles) to turn right take the short trail towards the highway (103 ft), turn North along the highway for 68 ft to cross over the highway to the other side to take the road North of the Throckmorton Fire Station (28ft) ->
Take the road North for 164 ft, to turn left onto Hogback Fire Road ->
Take Hogback Fire Road to turn left on to Matt-Davis Trail (0.3 miles) passing Hoo-Koo E. Koo Trail on the right (0.4 miles), and Nora Trail on the right (0.6 miles), to arrive back at Boot Jack Creek Trail (1.3 miles) ->
Turn right (North) to take Boot Jack Trail back to the start point (0.9 miles)

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