

2 miles as the grade reaches 27% on the stair you climb. Shortly after you start the Dipsea Trail, your climb out of the canyon begins, and you may feel it over the next. This is where you turn around and head back to the Dipsea Trial junction. Follow the trail for about another half mile, and you’ll emerge on Highway 1.

You will have to climb down a 10-foot ladder on the Steep Ravine Trial.įollow the trail 1.7 miles until you come to the junction with the Dipsea Trail, but bypass it and continue on. The trail crosses several wooden bridges that interweave over the creek, and you’ll have to climb down a 10-foot ladder and duck under fallen trees that cover the trail, but this helps make the hike fun. Webb Creek flows next to Steep Ravine Trail. In the beginning, the trail may be muddy as you hike down into the ravine where it aligns itself with Webb Creek as it meanders along the canyon lined with lush ferns. The Steep Ravine Trail passes under fallen Redwood trees as you hike next to Webb Creek. For the most part, it’s gentle, but the beginning is steep. You will descend 1,084 feet on a 9 percent grade slightly over 2 miles. The trail is called Steep Ravine for a reason. By that, it’s good to go during or after a good rain when the waterfalls will be flowing. If you like hiking under Redwood trees next to running water and waterfalls, then the Steep Raving Trail is the hike for you if you do it at the right time of the year. The Steep Ravine Trail on Mount Tamalpias follows Webb Creek through a lush Redwood forest.
