Hike Name
Cataract Falls to Rock Springs O'Rourke's Bench Overlook
Month and Year
March/ 2010
Best Time to Go
Spring after the rains
Scenic Expectations
Many waterfalls, tranquil wooded stream/overlook of ocean
Hiking Group/s Recommended
Rambler Scrambler
Views
Views of many waterfalls, wooded Cataract Creek, ocean at end
Name of Park
Marin Watershed/Mt Tamalpais
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471
http://www.mttam.net/Default.aspx?tabid=838
Recommended Lunch Spot
Laurel Dell Picnic Area
Length of Hike
6.5 mi round trip (can be done as car shuttle 3.2 one way)
Elevation Gain
1200' + / almost all in the first 1 1/2 miles
Estimated Return t Rossmoor
5-6PM
Driving Distance and Estimated Driving Time
93 miles round trip/ 1 1/2 hrs each way
Hiking Surface
Trail
Available Bathrooms
Chemical Toilets
Driving Directions
Rt 24 West to 580 W 580 W crossing San Rafael Bridge. Exit Sir Francis Drake. Follow Sir Francis Drake to town of Fairfax. After Valero Gas Station turn immediately left at brown Fairfax sign onto Pacheco. Make immediate right onto Broadway. Go 1 block and turn left onto Bolinas/Fairfax Rd. Go 8 miles to Lake Alpine Dam. Cross Dam and park along the road. Continue on foot to trailhead on left at hairpin turn.
Optional Commernts
There are no bathrooms a trailhead. Bathrooms are available in Fairfax at the Town Hall a few blocks in from Broadway on Bolinas Rd at the corner of Lake St. (on right). Pit toilets are available at Laurel Dell and Rock Spring. This hike can be done as a car shuttle making it more appealing to those with knee problems. Almost all the elevation gain is in the first section. One car could be left at Rock Spring to bring the drivers back to Alpine Dam. It is a 6 mile drive on Bolinas Rd and Ridgecrest to Rock Spring.
Map Attached or Sent
No, but will send
Email
pointlobos@comcast.net
Name
Harriet Schwartz
Cataract Falls to Rock Springs O'Rourke's Bench Overlook
Month and Year
March/ 2010
Best Time to Go
Spring after the rains
Scenic Expectations
Many waterfalls, tranquil wooded stream/overlook of ocean
Hiking Group/s Recommended
Rambler Scrambler
Views
Views of many waterfalls, wooded Cataract Creek, ocean at end
Name of Park
Marin Watershed/Mt Tamalpais
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=471
http://www.mttam.net/Default.aspx?tabid=838
Recommended Lunch Spot
Laurel Dell Picnic Area
Length of Hike
6.5 mi round trip (can be done as car shuttle 3.2 one way)
Elevation Gain
1200' + / almost all in the first 1 1/2 miles
Estimated Return t Rossmoor
5-6PM
Driving Distance and Estimated Driving Time
93 miles round trip/ 1 1/2 hrs each way
Hiking Surface
Trail
Available Bathrooms
Chemical Toilets
Driving Directions
Rt 24 West to 580 W 580 W crossing San Rafael Bridge. Exit Sir Francis Drake. Follow Sir Francis Drake to town of Fairfax. After Valero Gas Station turn immediately left at brown Fairfax sign onto Pacheco. Make immediate right onto Broadway. Go 1 block and turn left onto Bolinas/Fairfax Rd. Go 8 miles to Lake Alpine Dam. Cross Dam and park along the road. Continue on foot to trailhead on left at hairpin turn.
Optional Commernts
There are no bathrooms a trailhead. Bathrooms are available in Fairfax at the Town Hall a few blocks in from Broadway on Bolinas Rd at the corner of Lake St. (on right). Pit toilets are available at Laurel Dell and Rock Spring. This hike can be done as a car shuttle making it more appealing to those with knee problems. Almost all the elevation gain is in the first section. One car could be left at Rock Spring to bring the drivers back to Alpine Dam. It is a 6 mile drive on Bolinas Rd and Ridgecrest to Rock Spring.
Map Attached or Sent
No, but will send
pointlobos@comcast.net
Name
Harriet Schwartz
