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El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
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El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
The Top 14 Attractions in El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
There are plenty of places to see and visit in El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. Whether you love hiking or cycling, El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Preserve is a region where 14
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.
Last updated: November 11, 2025
Tafoni Sandstone Formation
Highlight • Natural Monument
The Tafoni sandstone consists of sand from ancient dunes cemented by water-soluble calcite. Due to calcite, water easily passes through the porous rock, thereby dissolving the calcite and then depositing …
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North Leaf Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
North Leaf Trail is a great, easy trail. Only some spots are a little techy. This trail makes extremely fun when going fast!
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Methuselah Tree – Sierra Morena Trail Access
Highlight • Trail
Trailhead on Skyline boulevard a few steps from the ancient Methuselah tree. Starting point of the Methuselah Trail, and access to the more narrow Sierra Morena Trail.
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Resolution Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Great flowy single track trail with a few rocky sections, named after the Australian DC6 plane "Resolution" that crashed here in 1953
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Fir Trail 🚵 (1: Skyline - Manzanita)
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
This first section of Fir Trail from the trailhead to the intersection with Manzanita Trail is a fairly level and wide trail under a shady tree canopy. It serves as …
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El Corte de Madera Creek Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
This trail takes you through a diverse forest, showcasing the ancient redwoods, steams, and a sandstone boulder with unique formations. Despite its complex route, the trail is well worth the effort.
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Skyline Boulevard
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
On Skyline Boulevard, after pedaling for only a minute or two, you start a one-mile descent that ends at the intersection of Skyline and Route 84. This descent acts as …
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Fir Trail 🌲(2: Sierra Morena - Resolution)
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Fir Trail is a great descent and a manageable climbing return trail. It is wide near the start and past the intersection with Tafoni Trail it becomes a single trail …
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Manzanita Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
A fun but tough rocky descent, or an even tougher climb that will probably have most people walk their bike for "The Wall" and other sections. When descending the rock garden offers some good jumping opportunities.
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Giant Salamander Trail
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Giant Salamander Trail is a sweet swooping single track between Timberview and Methuselah Trail just before it bottoms out at the Corte de Madera creek. Loop options: komoot.com/tour/13400112 , komoot.com/tour/10597358
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Tafoni Trail to Fir Trail Junction 🌳 Corte de Madera OSP
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
The tafoni weathering formation featured at El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve is a particularly accessible example of an uncommon phenomenon.
The Tafoni trail to the Sandstone Formation is a …
The Tafoni trail to the Sandstone Formation is a …
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