Steep Ravine Trail and Dipsea Trail Junction — Attraction in Mill Valley

Took the bus up from Stinson Beach to the Pantoll Station. (It left the stop a bit early- fyi.) The rangers at this station were helpful and recommended a few awesome trails for us from this point!

We did a short loop on the Old Mine Trail and TCC Trail (1.8 mi.) and then hiked down the Steep Ravine Trail and Dipsea Trail (3.32 mi.) down to Stinson Beach.

Trail was amazing! We loved going down the steep ravine. The ladder is fun, but careful...

This time we started with the Steep Ravine and came back via the Dipsea Trail- great choice! Beauty surrounds you the entire hike. Be prepared to hike up many, many steps on Dipsea. So many gorgeous spots for photos and a lunch break. Fantastic map of area at the Pantoll Ranger Station (he was super nice & kind of cute😉). The entire area is very well maintained (Support your Parks!). Next time I think we shall start our hike at...

Really enjoyed the Steep Ravine section of the hike. It was very shaded by the canopy, and there was a lot of awesome wildlife in this area. I managed to get a pretty decent clip of a fawn eating with a couple of does, and some sort of large slug. Banana maybe? Not sure.

While this section is mostly uphill, you get to follow the creek all the way up to the Matt Davis Trail, and the falls/pools of water are all...