Starting up Hogback Road past a fire station.
View back along Hogback Road.
I reached the Old Railroad Grade Fire Road, following it until this junction where I complete the loop portion of the hike later. I headed right first, up the Fern Creek Trail.
Fern Creek Trail was lush.
View back along the Fern Creek Trail.
The Fern Creek Trail crosses a paved road before ascending to the Mount Tamalpais - East Peak parking lot.
Mount Tamalpais - East Peak parking lot, where I picked up the Plank Walk Trail to reach the east peak summit.
Along the Plank Walk Trail.
Views down into the hilly terrain below.
Mount Tamalpais - East Peak lookout tower.
Mount Tamalpais - East Peak, view toward middle and west peaks.
East Peak summit view east toward the bay.
After a short walk along the paved summit road, I took this dirt road up to the Middle Peak.
Mount Tamalpais - Middle Peak summit view toward East Peak.
Down the Lakeview Trail back to the paved summit road.
Lakeview Trail.
After a walk along the paved road, I took this turnoff to get up to Mount Tamalpais.
The high point itself is off-limits, but I got to the highest legal point possible, seen here.
I backtracked and took the Miller Trail back down.
Lush foliage along the Miller Trail.
The Miller Trail took me back down to the Old Railroad Grade Fire Road.
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