Alta Trail & Old Springs Trail via Rodeo Valley Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Sausalito, CA. It climbs 2,028 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi167 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.83650, -122.50244
Nearest town Sausalito, CA
Directions
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Alta Trail & Old Springs Trail via Rodeo Valley Trail
9.6 mi · ▲ 2,028 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Elevation 168–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: 37.83650, -122.50244
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 65°F / low 54° · precip 2% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: McCullough Road & Bunker Road stop 12 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Rodeo Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Alta Ave Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Alta Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Alta Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Alta Ave Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rodeo Valley Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 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
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 65°F54°
Precip2%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
60°55°
Wed
66°55°
Thu
73°54°
Fri
76°53°
Sat
76°52°
Sun
69°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McCullough Road & Bunker Road stop 12 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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