Near Alice Eastwood Camp Trail
Boardwalk through giant trees
Near Alice Eastwood Camp Trail
Looking across the trail on the hillside trail at Muir Woods.
Near Alice Eastwood Camp Trail
Entering Muir Woods from the Bootjack Trail
Near Alice Eastwood Camp Trail
Muir Woods moss covers everything.
Near Alice Eastwood Camp Trail
Starting the ascent of Bootjack Trail

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Alice Eastwood Camp Trail

3.0 (4 Ratings)
This wide former road switchbacks down the hillside linking Eastwood Camp to Muir Woods main loop.
0.9
mi
Distance
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.89mi
Distance
0ft
Elevation Gain
314ft
Elevation Loss
50%
Max Grade
501ft
High Point
187ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
This trail starts at the 3-way junction where the Alice Eastwood Road and the Sierra Trail meet at the Alice Eastwood Group Campsite. The Alice Eastwood Camp Trail departs to the south before immediately turning west and heading downhill. Relatively level sections are interspersed with steep turns. Dense redwood forest with mossy, lush vegetation predominate here. At the next to the last switchback, the Plevin Cut Trail branches off for a steeper, more direct route back to the camp. Soon, the Alice Eastwood Camp Trail intersects with the Bootjack Trail and ends inside Muir Woods National Monument at the Redwood Creek Trail. Historical note: This trail was named after Alice Eastwood a botanist and conservationist who lived from 1859-1953. She collected many important plant species on expeditions, published widely and saved important plant collections from the burning Academy of Sciences during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

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