Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲 loop from Mill Valley

Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲 loop from Mill Valley

Hard

4.6

(8709)

9,674

riders

Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲 loop from Mill Valley

04:21

47.4km

1,270m

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: June 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 31.7 km for 112 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.19 km

West Blithedale Avenue Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

The wood bridge across the creek marks the beginning of the Old Railroad Grade, today a wide fireroad

Tip by

6.11 km

Old Railroad Grade Trail Gate Overlook

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sweeping views south and east, all the way to SF, and Mt Tam right above behind you to the north. The bench is dedicated to the family who built their house in front of you 60 years ago.

Tip by

6.22 km

Railroad Grade at Fern Canyon & Summit

Highlight • Trail

Uphill from this intersection a portion of the Railroad Grade has been taken over by Fern Canyon Rd after the Mt Tam railroad closed. A short distance uphill on pavement …

Tip by

8.83 km

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

Highlight • Trail

Bottom section of the most gradual route to Mt Tam summit, following the former tourist train that worked it's way up from Mill Valley til the 1930s

Tip by

10.6 km

Railroad Grade Fire Road Overlook to San Francisco

Highlight • Viewpoint

On clear days views open up along the trail across the bay and including the San Francisco skyline

Tip by

11.3 km

Flowy downhill section above Laguna Creek

Highlight • Trail

After looping around West Point the Railroad Grade trail snakes through open and tree-lined sections with fun curves.

Tip by

11.6 km

Mount Tamalpais West Point

Peak

11.8 km

Old Railroad Grade Trail (upper half) — Mt Tam

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old Railroad Grade trail follows the route of the railroad that reached the peak of Mount Tam from Mill Valley (and a spur to Muir Beach) between 1896 and 1930. …

Tip by

31.7 km

Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old Mine Trail's lower section climbs from the intersection of Dipsea, Coastal, and Dear Park Rd trails at Cardiac Hill gently to the busy Pantoll trailhead/campground/Ranger Station at the intersection …

Tip by

47.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.7 km

6.83 km

6.46 km

2.17 km

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.3 km

8.75 km

7.13 km

219 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Today

Tuesday 25 August

27°C

13°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

4.5

East Bay Skyline Loop

03:05h

31.7km

800m

Hard

East Bay Skyline and Berkeley Hills Loop

04:26h

54.9km

1,040m

Hard

4.9

160

Golden Gate Bridge – Coastal Trail loop from Duboce Avenue & Noe Street

04:38h

59.8km

1,250m

Hard

4.8

Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲 loop from Mill Valley

04:21h

47.4km

1,270m

Hard

5.0

204

Golden Gate Bridge – Coastal Trail loop from Duboce Avenue & Noe Street

03:55h

51.7km

1,060m

Hard

5.0

Mount Tamalpais West Point loop from Mill Valley

02:46h

29.3km

850m

Hard

5.0

Fern Creek and spring loop from Mill Valley

03:01h

35.0km

930m

Hard

3.0

Bothin Marsh Preserve – Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲 loop from Muir Beach

04:29h

49.9km

1,340m

Hard

5.0

101

Golden Gate Bridge – Coastal Trail loop from Carl Street & Cole Street

05:21h

75.9km

1,480m

Hard

5.0

Marincello Trail – Sausalito — Mill Valley Path loop from Alta

02:21h

32.6km

570m

Hard

5.0

Fern Creek and spring – Pantoll Road loop from Mill Valley

03:07h

37.0km

1,000m

Hard

4.0

Alpine Dam – Alpine Lake loop from Sleepy Hollow

04:42h

65.9km

1,010m

Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲 loop from Mill Valley

West Blithedale Avenue Trailhead

Old Railroad Grade Trail Gate Overlook

Railroad Grade at Fern Canyon & Summit

Old Railroad Grade: Blithedale to Gravity Car

Railroad Grade Fire Road Overlook to San Francisco

Flowy downhill section above Laguna Creek

Old Railroad Grade Trail (upper half) — Mt Tam

Old Mine Trail (lower) 🌲

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️