Mt. Tamalpais
Marin County · near Mill Valley · SF Bay Area
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- medium
- Best season
- Year-round; fog common on the coast side in summer
What is here
- Scenery
- mountain
- Amenities
- Pacific, SF & Bay panoramas · Stinson Beach coastal option · State/Muni parkland roads · The birthplace of mountain biking
- Best for
- A scenic Marin mountain-and-coast ride
- Features
- Marin's signature mountain · Ocean, SF & Bay views up top · Descend to Stinson Beach · Endless route combinations
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Fog & damp coastal roads — descend cautiously · Popular with cars & cyclists on weekends · Twisting descents — control your speed · Carry layers — cool and windy up high
- Beginner friendly
- No
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- climb · coastal
- Road
- quiet
- Climbing
- 4
- Ride notes
- Marin's beloved mountain — a climb up Panoramic Highway and the flanks of Mt. Tam to sweeping views of the Pacific, San Francisco, and the Bay, with options to descend to the coast at Stinson Beach
- Stats note
- ~2,000+ ft gain toward the 2,571-ft East Peak; multiple route options
- Seasonal
- No
- Intl tip
- Marin's beloved mountain, just north of the Golden Gate — a climb up Panoramic Hwy and Mt. Tam's flanks toward the 2,571-ft East Peak, with sweeping Pacific, SF, and Bay views, and a classic option to descend to the coast at Stinson Beach. Endless route combinations on quiet, twisting roads. The coastal side is often foggy and damp in summer — descend cautiously, carry layers for the cool, windy heights. Popular on weekends; share the road.
The guide
Mt. Tamalpais, the green mountain that presides over Marin County just north of the Golden Gate, is one of the Bay Area's most …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Mt. Tamalpais — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.9294, -122.5975