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Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

Corte Madera Pathway – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Mill Valley

Tamalpais-Homestead Valley

Corte Madera Pathway – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Mill Valley

Hard

4.5

(9403)

18,513

riders

Corte Madera Pathway – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Mill Valley

03:05

45.6km

760m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.42 km for 105 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.15 km

Alto Bowl Open Space Preserve

Nature Reserve

12.3 km

Corte Madera Pathway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a great protected bike path that follows the creek.

Tip by

16.5 km

This bikeway offers a better alternative to the much busier Center Boulevard, which does not have a shoulder and an even better route than the Sir Francis Drake Blvd highway. Lansdale and San Anselmo Avenues are quiet residential streets that run parallel and provide a pleasant passage through town away from busy traffic.

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24.6 km

Alpine Lake - Bon Tempe Dam

Highlight • Lake

Great stop for a photo

Tip by

25.5 km

Sky Oaks Road (junction with Shaver Grade Road)

Highlight • Trail

At this point on Sky Oaks Road, there is a junction with Shaver Grade Road, which connects with a dense network of trails and dirt roads near Bald Hill in the Mount Tamalpais State Park.
From here, you can continue on the paved Sky Oaks Road or go arond the gate on to the gravel Shaver Grade Road.

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28.3 km

Fish Gulch trail junction

Highlight • Trail

From easiest to hardest climbs out of phoenix lake from this junction:
-Shaver Grade, easy grade, longer, shaded and pretty
-Eldridge Grade, medium, good length and can connect you to mt tam east peak
-Fish Grade fire road, very steep, we hiked the bikes

Tip by

29.1 km

Phoenix Lake

Highlight • Lake

On Shaver Grade Road, you get to ride along the incredibly blue waters of Phoenix Lake.

Tip by

30.3 km

Natalie Coffin Greene Park 🌳 Ross

Highlight • Rest Area

In 1967, the family of Natalie Coffin Greene gave 25 acres of Phoenix Lake land for a park in her memory. Locals know about the little park at the end of Lagunitas Road in Ross, although they may not know its name. Most people think of it as the shady little park just below Lake Phoenix, and the place to park your car and set off on a hike or or mountain bike ride on the extensive Marin Municipal Water District’s watershed lands and Mt. Tamalpais. It is a very private, secluded and peaceful spot to set out on a day hike or bike ride. The park also makes a great destination in and of itself. It has picnic tables, Ross Creek running through it, and restrooms.
The fire road up to Phoenix Lake continues around the north side of the lake, and connects with fire roads running throughout the watershed lands up to the top of Mt. Tam. The south side of the lake is strictly a hiking trail, so no bikes allowed. However, dogs are allowed as long as they are on leash. The round trip walk from the park up and around the lake is about 2.7 miles.
The tiny parking lot is usually full on summer weekends, so it's better to bike in. Up at the lake, there are a couple of benches for relaxing and enjoying the view and the quiet; you can also fish, but there are no people or boats allowed in the water, which would be nice to cool off in the summer!

Tip by

42.6 km

Molino / Edgewood Avenue & Sequoia Valley Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Quieter albeit slightly higher and steeper climb out of Mill Valley to Panoramic Highway instead of climbing on Hwy 1, meandering along lesser traffic neighborhood streets with more shade and awesome bay views.

Tip by

45.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

11.4 km

8.21 km

8.05 km

1.42 km

313 m

Surfaces

28.4 km

11.1 km

5.47 km

678 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 12 July

31°C

12°C

9 %

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Corte Madera Pathway – Fish Gulch trail junction loop from Mill Valley

Corte Madera Pathway

San Anselmo-Fairfax Bikeway

Alpine Lake - Bon Tempe Dam

Sky Oaks Road (junction with Shaver Grade Road)

Fish Gulch trail junction

Phoenix Lake

Natalie Coffin Greene Park 🌳 Ross

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