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Fairfax – Corte Madera Creek loop from Fairfax

Fairfax – Corte Madera Creek loop from Fairfax

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2.8

(5)

riders

Fairfax – Corte Madera Creek loop from Fairfax

00:54

21.3km

90m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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159 m

Fairfax

Highlight • Settlement

This town, nestled in the forested hills among unspoiled open space in Marin County, is a nice respite from the large nearby metropolis. It is a quirky, hip place with …

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6.46 km

From this point upstream the bed of Corte Madera Creek is canalized in a narrow concrete channel. Downstream it opens into a partially tidal estuary that lost much of its wetlands, but still has a lot of natural features.

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6.46 km

Corte Madera Pathway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a great protected bike path that follows the creek.

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10.6 km

Corte Madera-Larkspur Path Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Great park trail between the bay and the Mount Tamalpais parks

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16.2 km

Ross Post Office

Highlight • Monument

In 1958, the Ross Post Office was built on the site of the old North Pacific Coast Railroad Station. Ross is a tiny, now mostly upscale residential, community that used …

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18.0 km

San Anselmo City Hall 🏫

Highlight • Monument

Quaint mission style town center buildings

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18.4 km

San Anselmo-Fairfax Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lansdale and San Anselmo Aves are quiet residential streets parallel to the much busier and shoulderless Center Boulevard, and even more so than the Sir Francis Drake Blvd highway.

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21.2 km

Marin Museum of Bicycling

Highlight • Monument

Premier bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, displaying key examples from the 19th century Golden Age of Cycling, home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, showcasing the …

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21.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

3.09 km

1.00 km

189 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.9 km

2.16 km

237 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 11 August

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Fairfax – Corte Madera Creek loop from Fairfax

Fairfax

Corte Madera Creek

Corte Madera Pathway

Corte Madera-Larkspur Path Trailhead

Ross Post Office

San Anselmo City Hall 🏫

San Anselmo-Fairfax Bike Path

Marin Museum of Bicycling

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