Matt Davis Trail Head — Attraction in Mill Valley

As a public service message I'm letting you know there is a ton of photos on this profile that are NOT of the Matt Davis trail. Example being the pics with the big wooden ladder are the Steep Ravine trail, not the Matt Davis trail. Especially the pics by the guy named Cunningham. All his pics are of other trails, not the Matt Davis trail. Unfortunately, there is a small group of trail runners that have mutilated the Matt Davis trail by making illegal short cuts. Still a really beautiful trail, but a few people are trying to ruin it for everyone else. A good workout is start on the MD at Stinson Beach, hike up to Pantoll Campground. Continue on the Matt Davis from Pantoll, take the Nora trail up to the West Point Inn. At WPI you can enjoy a nice lunch(bring your own) while taking in the panoramic views from the wooden deck. Bring insect repellent, mosquitoes and horse flies can be a problem on the Matt Davis. Always check the weather forecast before hiking, can get really cold and hot, plan accordingly. I definitely recommend the...

Was a nice moderate hike that will give you a leg workout! If you go non-stop for 40 min, you'll get through most technical and difficult part of hike which features steep switch back stairwells, huge roots, and sharp boulders protruding the surface of the ground. Need good quality shoes here!

Once you reach the first fork, you make a right to continue on the Matt Davis trail. More steep inclines and you'll reach the second fork. Go straight to continue on the Matt Davis, or hook a left and double back down the trail via a fire road which is 1.6 miles from the fork. You'll end up at the Willow Camp Fire Road fork and it's another 1.2 miles downhill from there.

Best to start hike by 8am to finish at the Camp Willow Fire Road entrance by noon. Fire road is mostly a steep decline with sections of loose gravel, so need really good shoes here. Recommend something with ankle support, though can get away with low cut shoes but ankles will suffer. Bring equivalent of at least 1.5L of...

In stark contrast to the chaos surrounding the incredibly popular Muir woods the Matt trail is almost completely serene. An interesting mixed terrain trail that intertwines sections of sunshine & shade. Only an occasional bird is heard to sing and the coast fog muffles the wind noise. Of course completely avoid if an event is held at the Cushing Memorial Amphitheater as it serves as a walkway return to...