Turn onto the Panoramic Highway and follow it to the Pantoll Parking Area. Banana slugs may be seen on the Steep Ravine or Dipsea Trail.ĭirections: From Highway 101, take the Highway 1 Exit North. If you started early enough, stay and explore other parts of Mt. The trail loops back around to the parking area. It got to the point where I had to put on my poncho until I emerged from the trees. The day I hiked it, there was no rain, but the fog was extremely thick, and the moisture from the fog poured down from the trees like it was rain. The climb on the Dipsea Trail from the Steep Ravine Trail can turn into a heart-pounder as you ascend seemingly endless steps.Īs you climb, you do it under magnificent redwoods. 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.

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