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For information on upcoming trail days, please visit our News and Events Page. Condition Reports This page is a compilation of reports on conditions and maintenance needs of Mount Tamalpais trails. The TCC's Trails Committee maintains this page as a service to hikers, and for use in planning future trail maintenance projects. We rely upon you, the users of the mountain's trails, to provide information on trail conditions. There are well over 100 miles of hiking trails on the mountain. We cannot be everywhere at once. Please take the time to send us any information you do not see already posted on this page. We would appreciate reports of any maintenance needs you see, and also reports of any trails you find to be in good condition. Our goal is to provide comprehensive information on all trails. Scroll down this page to see the list of reports. The area covered is generally the same as included in Barry Spitz' book, Tamalpais Trails. This area is bounded by Highway 1 through Green Gulch to the southeast, and by Bolinas-Fairfax Rd. and Audubon Canyon Ranch to the northwest. This page also covers a small part of the Pine Mountain area. To submit a report, please click here and fill out the form.
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Fern Creek Trail (MTSP and MMWD) |
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3/24/07, CVR: In early 2002, TCC volunteers completed brushing and minor tread repairs along the uppermost short section, from the East Peak parking lot down to Old Railroad Grade (the paved section that formerly carried uphill automobile traffic). However, by now, this section is again moderately in need of brushing. This is the only part of the trail under the jurisdiction of Mount Tamalpais State Park. The section descending from Old Railroad Grade to Tavern Pump has received considerable attention from MMWD staff and the TCC trail crew in recent years, including the installation of numerous water bars, and a few new steps, notably a set at the first switchback turn as one descends. The overall condition is much better than in years past. Much of this section is again moderately in need of brushing. All water bars need cleaning. One or two are now sitting too high, and should be reset. A couple of the steps on the upper lumber staircase are broken (again). The angle bracket mounting method doesn't seem to be strong enough. The trail is fairly steep, and parts of it are eroded, with poor footing. These sections should be rehabilitated. The leg below the second switchback, approaching Tavern Pump, is underlain by a water pipe, long sections of which have become exposed. This pipeline should be reburied, and additional drainage improvements made to the trail. As of 2002, the first few hundred feet of the leg below Tavern Pump were already in good condition. Under contract with the MMWD, the Marin Conservation Corps. made major repairs in the spring of 2002 to the lowermost steep section, dropping to Old Railroad Grade, installing numerous steps and tie walls. |
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9/5/01, CVR: State park maintenance staff have recently rehabilitated about the top third of this trail, using a power trail cat. They have begun work on the bottom section, starting at Santos Meadow. In August 2001, the TCC trail crew spent a day rehabilitating part of the middle section of the trail. We hope that these efforts will result in the repair of the full trail. At present, parts of the trail remain moderately to heavily overgrown, many water bars are clogged, and parts of the trail are seriously rutted. |
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3/20/06, CVR: As of 9/11/00, the trail was generally in good condition. There were a few short excessively steep sections, and in some areas the tread could use widening. More recently, there was a report that a major landslide destroyed a section of the trail, where it crossed a steep hillside, and that it was possible to get across the slide only by a precarious route. Within the past three years, the MMWD replaced the old bridge over Swede George Creek, which was sagging. |
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Hidden Meadow Trail (MMWD) |
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1/3/01, CVR: The MMWD has recently performed major work on this trail, including a reroute of the lower section, through and below the meadow. Most of the trail is now in good condition. The MMWD is continuing work on the uppermost section, using court-referred workers performing community service to work off misdemeanor fines. Further drainage improvements, including backfilling recently installed steps, are needed. |
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3/8/04, Pat Anderson & CVR: Much of this trail is in fair to good condition. However, there are a few moderately to very brushy sections, notably to the north of High Marsh, including a long section from Music Stand Trail over the top of the next ridge south. Much of the rest of the trail needs light trimming. There are a few very short excessively steep and eroded sections. The edge of the trail, in many sections, appears to be breaking down more than in years past, probably due to increased traffic. This should be addressed through very minor widening of the affected sections. The short connector trail to Laurel Dell Fire Road is in reasonably good condition. |
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Hoo-Koo-E-Koo Trail (MMWD) |
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West section: 6/20/05, Jonathan Fouche, CVR: Within the past few days, a slide has taken out a short piece of the trail very close to the intersection of the Matt Davis Tr., temporarily closing this section of trail. Otherwise, the tread is in good condition. Much of the route is moderately in need of brushing. East section: |
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7/20/00, CVR: The MMWD has has closed this former trail to all use, to prevent further erosion. Please do not use this route. The short spur from Verna Dunshee Trail to North Knee remains open. (See North Knee Trail.) |
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