Dias Ridge Trail, Mt Tamalpais CA

• 3-star hike
• 5 mile loop
• Moderate | Gain 930 feet
• Mill Valley, CA | San Francisco Region
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The image shows a picturesque, white, Tudor-style inn with a steeply pitched roof and multiple chimneys. The building is surrounded by lush greenery, including a well-maintained garden with various plants and flowers. A few people are visible near the entrance and in the garden area. The setting appears to be in a rural or semi-rural area with hills in the background and a clear blue sky overhead.

The image shows a picturesque, white, Tudor-style inn with a steeply pitched roof and multiple chimneys. The building is surrounded by lush greenery, including a well-maintained garden with various plants and flowers. A few people are visible near the entrance and in the garden area. The setting appears to be in a rural or semi-rural area with hills in the background and a clear blue sky overhead.

The Pelican Inn is the start & finish of this route

Almost certain to be a beer lovers' dream, this trail both starts and finishes at the Pelican Inn, a faithfully recreated seventeenth century English country pub, where you can enjoy a shepherd's pie by the fireplace or a pint of ale on the lawn.

Set out in a counter clockwise route from an unmarked trailhead across the road from the pub, and you'll soon be climbing up the chaparral covered Diaz Ridge. Seven hundred feet of elevation gain later and you'll be overlooking Muir beach to the west and admiring the Mt. Tamalpais State Park landscape to the north.

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⬤ 3★ Dias Ridge Trail 4.9mi loop, moderate, gain 930 ft
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Follow the ridgeline north-east for just under a mile and you'll hit the junction to the Miwok Trail, named for the folk who originally settled in the area as long as five thousand years ago. The Miwok trail switchbacks down the hill and into the oak woodlands that also share the return leg of the route - the Redwood Creek Trail, and onto the final half-mile along the road back to the pub.

Route Summary:
• Dias Ridge Fire Rd > Miwok Tr > Redwood Creek Tr > Muir Woods Rd/Shoreline Hwy

The image shows a scenic landscape with a dirt trail winding through a hilly area. There is a large tree on the right side of the image, and the background features rolling hills covered with a mix of dense forest and open grassy areas. The sky is clear and blue, suggesting a sunny day.

The image shows a scenic landscape with a dirt trail winding through a hilly area. There is a large tree on the right side of the image, and the background features rolling hills covered with a mix of dense forest and open grassy areas. The sky is clear and blue, suggesting a sunny day.

The chapparal and grasslands of Mount Tamalpais.

External links:
Mt Tamalpais State Park website
Dias Ridge at AllTrails

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