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Now you reach a junction where Pine Mountain Road turns sharply left, and San Geronimo Ridge Road goes straight. (To extend the trip, follow San Geronimo Ridge Road northeast through a dwarf Sargent cypress forest to Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve.)

Following Pine Mountain Road, here a rocky track, you begin a moderate ascent. As you near The Saddle, flattened grasses downhill and left attest to the wind’s power as it rushes through the gap. From The Saddle, the road swings left and rises on a moderate grade, which soon becomes steep.

Hikers returning to trailhead along Pine Mountain Road enjoy view of Mt. Tamalpais.

The rough and rocky road eventually levels, and now you find a single-track trail, right, signed PINE MOUNTAIN SUMMIT. Turning right, you begin the final push, hemmed in on both sides by chaparral shrubs, among them chamise and silk tassel. Passing a large boulder sporting a metal spike, right, you continue for another 100 feet or so, to where a jumble of rocks forms the summit of Pine Mountain.