Family Friendly Hiking Routes
near Corte Madera, California
Corte Madera, California
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![Tule elk male, Tule Elk Reserve, Tomales Bay](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006875_smallMed_1554321662.jpg?cache=1725102369)
Tomales Point Trail
9.8 mi 15.7 km • 996' Up 303.54 m Up • 996' Down 303.53 m Down
![The Golden Gate Bridge is on display from the Coastal Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7013808_smallMed_1554823419.jpg?cache=1725700191)
Coastal Trail: Lands End
2.9 mi 4.6 km • 192' Up 58.44 m Up • 192' Down 58.4 m Down
![Muir Woods](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017221_smallMed_1554829027.jpg?cache=1725707821)
Hillside Loop
2.5 mi 3.9 km • 255' Up 77.77 m Up • 255' Down 77.75 m Down
![The blue mountains of Santa Cruz!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7010612_smallMed_1554398875.jpg?cache=1725102471)
Castle Rock Loop
3.6 mi 5.8 km • 658' Up 200.45 m Up • 692' Down 210.96 m Down
![Wildflowers on the way up to Wildcat Peak](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7048665_smallMed_1555539720.jpg?cache=1725103467)
Peace Circle: Wildcat Peak from Little Farm
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 666' Up 202.96 m Up • 664' Down 202.39 m Down
![N. Ridge Trail, Angel Island.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7010442_smallMed_1554398504.jpg?cache=1725102466)
Mt. Livermore Summit - North Ridge Trail
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 784' Up 239.03 m Up • 783' Down 238.68 m Down
![Pacifica Beach is beautiful from the Pedro Point Highlands.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031857_smallMed_1554931901.jpg?cache=1725102974)
Pedro Point Headlands Loop
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 481' Up 146.73 m Up • 481' Down 146.51 m Down
![Heading back toward the parking lot on the Tennessee Valley Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011876_smallMed_1554560162.jpg?cache=1725102507)
Tennessee Valley Lollipop
4.1 mi 6.7 km • 761' Up 231.89 m Up • 761' Down 232 m Down
![The Santa Cruz Mountains offer a spectacular backdrop to any adventure in Almaden Quicksilver County Park.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7025704_smallMed_1554912738.jpg?cache=1725102792)
Quicksilver - McAbee Loop CCW
4.5 mi 7.3 km • 728' Up 221.89 m Up • 738' Down 225.02 m Down
![Taking in the view.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024044_smallMed_1554846128.jpg?cache=1725707967)
Tilden Park Loop
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 864' Up 263.36 m Up • 864' Down 263.34 m Down
![View from the SCA Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7012772_smallMed_1554821651.jpg?cache=1725102526)
Golden Gate Bridge Overlook Out-and-Back
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 1,000' Up 304.86 m Up • 999' Down 304.44 m Down
![The old English Camp, pictured here, was a town of about 1000 people inhabited by miners and their families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when nearby mines were active.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7026215_smallMed_1554913719.jpg?cache=1725700453)
Quicksilver History Loop
8.0 mi 12.9 km • 1,454' Up 443.32 m Up • 1,456' Down 443.8 m Down
![Fall nestled right off the trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7046060_smallMed_1555533870.jpg?cache=1725103388)
Henry Cowell Park
8.4 mi 13.6 km • 1,614' Up 491.82 m Up • 1,614' Down 492.03 m Down
![View of the first estuary](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7001523_smallMed_1554218796.jpg?cache=1725102213)
Estero to Sunset Beach
8.1 mi 13.0 km • 623' Up 189.9 m Up • 623' Down 189.9 m Down
![Lots of shade from towering redwoods.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7086601_smallMed_1680553143.jpg?cache=1725104607)
Stream Trail Out-and-Back
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 80' Up 24.38 m Up • 80' Down 24.29 m Down
![Narrow wooden bridge across the creek.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7082000_smallMed_1642740316.jpg?cache=1725709794)
Waterfall Loop Nature Trail
1.0 mi 1.7 km • 320' Up 97.46 m Up • 318' Down 96.97 m Down
![Half way up Baquiano Trail looking back to Mori Point.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7014356_smallMed_1554824179.jpg?cache=1725692890)
Sweeney Ridge Loop
5.7 mi 9.1 km • 954' Up 290.82 m Up • 958' Down 292.09 m Down
![Tie Camp Trail through the redwoods.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7023045_smallMed_1554844384.jpg?cache=1725707943)
Merry-Go-Round Loop
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 826' Up 251.67 m Up • 826' Down 251.7 m Down
![Johnathon's memorial chair.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7053912_smallMed_1555704403.jpg?cache=1725686687)
Black Hole of Calcutta Falls
2.1 mi 3.4 km • 121' Up 36.91 m Up • 122' Down 37.04 m Down
![A quiet stretch of the Pioneer Nature Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7018315_smallMed_1554830686.jpg?cache=1725707842)
Armstrong Redwoods Tour
2.1 mi 3.4 km • 200' Up 60.87 m Up • 199' Down 60.76 m Down
![Water Dog Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7013852_smallMed_1554823485.jpg?cache=1725102543)
Water Dog Lake Park
1.4 mi 2.3 km • 140' Up 42.69 m Up • 145' Down 44.1 m Down
![California poppies on the rugged CA coastline.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7018373_smallMed_1554830764.jpg?cache=1725707843)
Bodega Head Nature Trail
1.7 mi 2.8 km • 112' Up 34.08 m Up • 126' Down 38.41 m Down
![Sun on the hills.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024245_smallMed_1554846564.jpg?cache=1725693084)
Sierra Vista Preserve Loop
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 1,052' Up 320.5 m Up • 1,052' Down 320.66 m Down
![Rodeo Beach.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011490_smallMed_1554559483.jpg?cache=1725102496)
Rodeo Lagoon Loop
3.4 mi 5.4 km • 137' Up 41.68 m Up • 137' Down 41.7 m Down
![River Walk Trail. Photographed between trail marker 20-21; March 2019](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7057450_smallMed_1555947093.jpg?cache=1725709005)
Cosumnes Nature Loop
4.0 mi 6.5 km • 88' Up 26.73 m Up • 84' Down 25.72 m Down
![Sign #1: "dark basalt dike, a feeder of lava to the crater, that cuts through a sequence of tuffbreccias (grayish brown) and pebbly mudstones (light gray), inside and near the crater bottom."](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7048193_smallMed_1555538696.jpg?cache=1725103453)
Educational Loop
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 622' Up 189.54 m Up • 621' Down 189.4 m Down