Mount Madonna County Park

Bayview Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Bayview Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Madonna County Park near Interlaken, CA. It climbs 769 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,493 – 1,870 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bayview Trail 37.00879, -121.71703
Nearest town Interlaken, CA

Directions

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Bayview Trail–Loop Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 769 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 1,493–1,871 ft

Out & Back · Mount Madonna County Park

Trailhead: Bayview Trail · 37.00879, -121.71703

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on Bayview Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tan Oak Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn left onto Lower Miller Trail, heading E.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Loop Trail Cut-off, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop Trail, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miReach Bayview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right onto Loop Trail Cut-off, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lower Miller Trail, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Tan Oak Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1 miTurn left onto Blue Springs Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 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

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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