page_title: Muir Woods National Monument
section_title: Hiking and biking
hierarchical_section_title: Muir Woods National Monument / Recreation / Activities / Hiking and biking
caption_attribution_description: Muir Woods Paved Hiking Trail
context_page_description: Muir Woods National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the National Park Service, named after naturalist John Muir. It is located on Mount Tamalpais near the Pacific coast, in southwestern Marin County, California. It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and is 12 miles north of San Francisco. It protects 554 acres, of which 240 acres are old growth coast redwood forests, one of a few such stands remaining in the San Francisco Bay Area.
context_section_description: The paved/boardwalk main trail begins at the entrance plaza (Trail Map) and travels into the old growth redwood forest alongside Redwood Creek. Other unpaved walking trails extend from the main trail to connect with Mt. Tamalpais State Park trails outside of the monument boundaries.
  Bicycles are only allowed on designated fire roads.
caption: One of the paved trails in Muir Woods
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