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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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7/21/00, CVR: Although an MMWD sign at the top points the way to this trail by name, it has never received any maintenance, other than minimal clipping back of brush by its fans. It was never formally constructed, being no more than a route worn by foot traffic. It is very steep, with precarious footing in many places, particularly below Music Camp. |
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1/29/01, CVR: This route is unmaintained. It is very narrow, except for a few yards at the Rocky Ridge Road end. Sections of the route are laid out on a reasonable grade, but these alternate with very steep sections that are badly eroded. Parts of the trail are moderately overgrown. |
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Nora Trail (MMWD) Trail adopted by the Tamalpais Conservation Club |
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8/13/04, CVR: The trail is in good condition, having received much work during TCC trail days in 1998, 1999, and 2004. It would benefit from the addition of one or two more water bars, repairs to steps at some of the switchbacks, a small amount of additional brushing, and possibly berm removal in some areas. The parking lot at West Point Inn drains into the top of the trail. If possible, this should be corrected. |
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10/2/03, CVR: This short spur off the Verna Dunshee Tr., a piece of the otherwise-closed Indian Ridge Fire Trail, received no maintenance for many years. However, the Calif. Dept. of Parks and Recreation recently built a new flight of steps at the junction with the Verna Dunshee Tr., in connection with a major project on that trail. While the trail lies on MMWD land, presumably it should be maintained by MTSP, which maintains the Verna Dunshee Tr. even though that trail, too, lies mostly on MMWD land. The route has become moderately overgrown. The end of the trail is not demarcated. |
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Eldridge Grade to Colier Spring: 10/19/00, CVR: Most of this trail is in excellent condition. Careful brushing has been done along most of the route in recent years. Lower North Side Trail: 10/19/00, CVR: Most of this trail is in excellent condition. Careful brushing has been done along most of the route in recent years. The MMWD in recent years constructed an excellent short extension, so that the trail directly intersects Rock Spring-Lagunitas Fire Rd. In this area, manzanita burls and other debris should be better disposed of. Further work was done as a Youth Day project in 1999. Upper North Side Trail: 10/9/01, CVR: The trail is laid out along a very good alignment, and much of it is in excellent condition. It is moderately brushy through chaparral areas. There are a number of rocky and eroded spots near Rocky Ridge. |
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Ocean View Trail (MTSP and MWNM) |
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12/19/02, Bill Stevens: The portion of the trail within the state park is generally in good condition. In November and December 2002, the TCC trail crew installed new water bars, improved existing water bars, improved tread, and trimmed brush. |
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Mountain Theater Trail to Pan Toll: 12/19/01, CVR: State park staff's efforts to prevent visitors from using the old route of the trail, over the top of the first hill on the left, as one comes down Old Mine Trail, have been unsuccessful, and may be futile. Most of the official route is in reasonably good condition. There is a steep section, just beyond the aforementioned hill, with a number of steps. Mountain bikers are going around the ends of the steps, widening the trail tread and creating a ditch beyond the ends of the steps. The water bars below these steps are not fully effective, despite repairs. Much soil has washed away in this area; the staircase really needs to be extended down from where it presently ends. Lower on this segment, there are trail sections shored up with rock retaining walls that have not been properly drained. In places, much soil has washed out, leaving ditched sections. These locations require additional water bars, and the replacement of the lost soil. Pan Toll to Coastal Fire Road: 12/19/01, CVR: This segment is mostly in good condition. |
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