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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.
Van Wyck Creek Trail (MMWD)
1/29/01, CVR: This trail is essentially unmaintained. While not an unreasonable route overall, the trail is narrow, steep in places, and badly eroded in some sections.
 
Verna Dunshee Trail (MTSP)
10/2/03, CVR: While with very minor exceptions has been easily passable to hikers, this trail is designed for wheelchair access. The Dept. of Parks and Recreation is currently engaged in a major project to improve this trail. The work will include relocating the northern entrance to the trail, eliminating the steps so as to allow continuous wheelchair access. The project also includes substantial brushing work, repairs to retaining walls as the outside edge of the trail, and repairs to the pavement.
 
Vic Haun Trail (Airplane Trail) (MMWD)

5/28/03, CVR: TCC member Chris Valle-Riestra (with anyone else who would like to help) is rehabilitating this trail. Most of the route is in good condition. The following work is still needed:

  • A few more water bars.

  • Tread improvement and minor brushing on one very short section (about 30 feet long) through chaparral.

  • About a dozen steps on a steep spot a short distance below Temelpa Trail.

  • Probable reroutes of two eroded sections running straight downhill, in the lower third of the route.

 
West Point Trail (MMWD)
7/21/00, CVR: The MMWD has abandoned this trail. Most of the route is very steep and has eroded into a deep ditch. The section below Matt Davis Trail is moderately overgrown, although it apparently has its fans who keep it minimally passable. There are a few well-constructed stone steps just above Panoramic Highway. The section above Matt Davis Trail is no longer discernible in places. Nora Trail provides a good alternative to this section.
 
Wheeler Trail (MMWD)
5/28/03, CVR: The MMWD did a great deal of brushing on this trail about a year ago. Some of this work needs fine-tuning, including proper disposal of debris. Much of the route is very steep. While not eroding severely, footing is poor in many places. The TCC trail crew has recently spent three Saturdays here, installing a number of sets of steps and water bars. Parts of the trail would benefit from further major rehabilitation.
 
Yolanda Trail (MMWD)
10/19/00, CVR: The Yolanda Tr. has been the focus of recent National Trails Day projects and other maintenance efforts. Most of the route is in good condition.
 
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