Alta Trail & Hawk Camp Trail via Bobcat Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Sausalito, CA. It climbs 521 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi640 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rodeo Valley Trail 37.85016, -122.49528
Nearest town Sausalito, CA
Directions
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Alta Trail & Hawk Camp Trail via Bobcat Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 639–909 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Rodeo Valley Trail · 37.85016, -122.49528
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 68°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: US 101 & Monte Mar Drive stop 497 m from the trailhead
- Start on Rodeo Valley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Alta Ave Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Alta Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Alta Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Alta Ave Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rodeo Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 68°F53°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV8Humidity91%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
61°52°
Wed
64°53°
Thu
70°52°
Fri
73°50°
Sat
73°50°
Sun
66°50°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: US 101 & Monte Mar Drive stop 497 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Rodeo Valley Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 780 ft
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