Morning Sun Trail & Rodeo Avenue Trail via Alta Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. It climbs 917 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi338 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rodeo Avenue Trail 37.85986, -122.50346
Nearest town Marin City, CA
Directions
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Morning Sun Trail & Rodeo Avenue Trail via Alta Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 917 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 340–909 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Rodeo Avenue Trail · 37.85986, -122.50346
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 62°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Bridgeway & Nevada Street stop 703 m from the trailhead
- Start on Alta Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Morning Sun Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Rodeo Avenue Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Alta Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
FogTemperature 62°F53°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity93%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon
61°56°
Tue
69°54°
Wed
80°55°
Thu
74°54°
Fri
71°55°
Sat
68°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bridgeway & Nevada Street stop 703 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rodeo Avenue Trail Trailhead
- Alta Trail–Rodeo Avenue Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,374 ft
- Old Springs Trail & Rodeo Avenue Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,561 ft
- Hawk Camp Trail & Rodeo Avenue Trail via Bobcat Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 757 ft
- Richardson East–Alta Trail, 4 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 763 ft
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