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FACILITIES/TRAILHEAD There are water, phone, and toilets in the parking area. Food and lodging are available at Mountain Home Inn, just across Panoramic Highway from the parking area. The trailhead is on the north end of the main parking area.

Carefully cross Panoramic Highway, turn left, and continue north for about 60 feet to a paved road that branches right. This is the access road to the Throckmorton Ridge fire station. Follow this road uphill, veering left as you pass first a private driveway and then the start of Gravity Car Grade, a dirt road, both right.

Continuing uphill toward the fire station on a gentle grade, you enter MMWD lands. When you reach the station, you go around its left side and begin a moderate climb on a dirt road, called the Hogback Trail on the Olmsted map and the Throckmorton Trail on an upcoming trail post. This area contains a preview of some of the trees and shrubs commonly found on Mt. Tamalpais, including Douglas-fir, California bay, madrone, chamise, coyote brush, evergreen huckleberry, bush poppy, and several varieties of manzanita.