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Dawn Falls Trail – Mount Tamalpais — East Peak loop from Larkspur

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Dawn Falls Trail – Mount Tamalpais — East Peak loop from Larkspur

Hard

3.2

(25)

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Dawn Falls Trail – Mount Tamalpais — East Peak loop from Larkspur

07:00

22.8km

780m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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King Mountain Open Space Preserve

Baltimore Canyon Open Space Preserve

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.48 km

Baltimore Canyon - Dawn Falls Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

At the dead end of Madrone Avenue begins this very pleasant redwood forest trail, along Larkspur Creek.

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1.60 km

Dawn Falls Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very pleasant redwood forest trail along Larkspur Creek. It climbs gently from the dead end of Madrone Avenue to the small falls near the source of the creek.

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2.23 km

Ladybug Trail - Dawn Falls Trail junction

Highlight • Trail

Ladybug Trail climbs from Dawn Falls Trail to about midway up King Mountain and then follows the contours to the east

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2.48 km

Dawn Falls Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great place to go for a relatively easy hike with the dog! Doesn’t hurt there’s also a waterfall and beautiful redwoods everywhere.

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3.53 km

Dawn Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

Very small waterfall near the beginning of little Lakspur Creek

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5.84 km

Fire road junction

Highlight • Trail

Three different fire roads and a few different hiking trails converge near this point. Baltimore Canyon opens up before you to the northeast and you get sweeping views down the verdant mountainside.

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11.3 km

Plank Trail — Mount Tamalpais East Peak

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Mt Tam's east peak is the highest elevation in Marin County. It's has excellent views of the coastal, as well as the bay sides of the Marin Peninsula, San Francisco, …

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11.8 km

Mount Tamalpais — East Peak

Highlight • Summit

Highest peak in Marin County, north of the Golden Gate with fantastic panoramic views in all directions, from the Bay to the Pacific, to the skyline of San Francisco as …

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22.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

8.56 km

3.28 km

114 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.63 km

8.55 km

2.86 km

945 m

830 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 25 June

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Dawn Falls Trail – Mount Tamalpais — East Peak loop from Larkspur

Baltimore Canyon - Dawn Falls Trailhead

Dawn Falls Trail

Ladybug Trail - Dawn Falls Trail junction

Dawn Falls Trail

Dawn Falls

Fire road junction

Plank Trail — Mount Tamalpais East Peak

Mount Tamalpais — East Peak

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