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Muir Woods Loop - 2 members in 6 triplogs have rated this an average 3.5 ( 1 to 5 best )
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May 04 2019
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51 male
 Joined Feb 16 2007
 Walnut Creek, CA
Muir Woods LoopBay Area, CA
Muir Woods Loop
Bay Area, CA
Hiking avatar May 04 2019
JimmyLyding • Triplogs 788
Hiking7.48 Miles 1,566 AEG
Hiking7.48 Miles   3 Hrs   15 Mns   2.33 mph
1,566 ft AEG      2 Mns Break
 
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This hike was tougher than it should have been, but the weather was glorious as it typically is this time of year. A lot of fellow travelers as is normally the case. It was good to get out and do a decent hike after not exercising since Tuesday due to a challenging week.
I started near Mountain Home Inn, and then walked down the road to Alice Eastwood Campground. Looks like a seriously good place for families. Then went up the relentlessly steep Bootjack Trail, and Matt Davis back to the starting point. There's still a lot of water on this part of the mountain. The waterfalls alongside Bootjack are surprisingly still going very well.
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Feb 24 2019
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51 male
 Joined Feb 16 2007
 Walnut Creek, CA
Muir Woods LoopBay Area, CA
Muir Woods Loop
Bay Area, CA
Hiking avatar Feb 24 2019
JimmyLyding • Triplogs 788
Hiking8.98 Miles 1,749 AEG
Hiking8.98 Miles   4 Hrs   6 Mns   2.20 mph
1,749 ft AEG      1 Min Break
 
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Pretty darn good hike today. It was cloudy and kinda dark the entire time, but the weather was perfect for hiking. It wasn't perfect for photography, but whatever. I did this with my brother Bob and some Patriots fan.

We started from the parking lot just south of the big parking area in some fog drip. Nothing major, and it went away quickly. We went down the Lost Trail to Fern Creek. Fern Creek Trail was nice with all of the water in the creek, and that was a precursor to some nice waterfall action later on.

Bootjack up to Van Wyck Meadow is a bit of a slog, but it was stunningly beautiful today due to the waterfall action. However, it also has an aggressive grade that really made us work for it. Always good to do. The trail didn't do what I expected it to do after the meadow, and we ended up taking the TCC Trail to Pantoll. It was longer than we had planned on, but totally worth it because the views were really cool.

Old Stage Road from Pantoll to West Point Inn is always a treat with its views of much of the Bay Area, serpentine geology and Sargent cypress. We saw a pair of ravens there which was a treat because I hadn't seen any for a while.

The rest of the hike back was uneventful if incredibly scenic. There were a number of small waterfalls all along Old Railroad Grade.
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Feb 16 2019
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34 male
 Joined May 17 2007
 CA
Muir Woods LoopBay Area, CA
Muir Woods Loop
Bay Area, CA
Hiking avatar Feb 16 2019
rally_toad • Triplogs 466
Hiking7.00 Miles 1,941 AEG
Hiking7.00 Miles
1,941 ft AEG
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Did a loop consisting of the Bootjack trail, TCC trail, and Ben Johnson trails. Park literature says it is 6 miles. The last mile was spent on the main trail of the Monument scanning the creek for Coho Salmon. Didn't see any unfortunately. Beautiful spot and great scenery.
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Jan 18 2013
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37 female
 Joined Jul 23 2012
 Arizona
Muir Woods LoopBay Area, CA
Muir Woods Loop
Bay Area, CA
Hiking avatar Jan 18 2013
azalcook • Triplogs 23
Hiking7.50 Miles 1,941 AEG
Hiking7.50 Miles
1,941 ft AEG
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Very pretty hike. Great if you can't get up to the real Red Woods. Very busy area, I suggest arriving early, and avoiding on the weekends.
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Jul 21 2012
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51 male
 Joined Feb 16 2007
 Walnut Creek, CA
Muir Woods LoopBay Area, CA
Muir Woods Loop
Bay Area, CA
Hiking avatar Jul 21 2012
JimmyLyding • Triplogs 788
Hiking6.28 Miles 1,743 AEG
Hiking6.28 Miles   3 Hrs   30 Mns   1.79 mph
1,743 ft AEG
 
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This was a lot more strenuous than it should have been, but that's what I get for taking a week off. There were a lot of people today, but that was expected because of the 90-100 degree highs much of the Bay Area was experiencing.
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Sep 24 2011
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51 male
 Joined Feb 16 2007
 Walnut Creek, CA
Muir Woods LoopBay Area, CA
Muir Woods Loop
Bay Area, CA
Hiking avatar Sep 24 2011
JimmyLyding • Triplogs 788
Hiking7.57 Miles 1,941 AEG
Hiking7.57 Miles   4 Hrs      1.89 mph
1,941 ft AEG
 
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See the hike description for more details. Very cloudy day with a lot of blowing fog on Pantoll Ridge. Very little wildlife, but a lot of tourists.
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