Point Reyes Hill–Bayview Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Inverness Park, CA. The route reaches Point Reyes Hill at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 2,167 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi151 – 1,322 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bayview Trailhead 38.05942, -122.85047
Nearest town Inverness Park, CA
Directions
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Point Reyes Hill–Bayview Trail, 4 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,167 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 151–1,323 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: Bayview Trailhead · 38.05942, -122.85047
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bayview Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Inverness Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 3.2 miReach Point Reyes Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miSharp left onto Bayview Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F54°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:20 PM
Tue
65°53°
Wed
64°53°
Thu
66°50°
Fri
66°50°
Sat
65°50°
Sun
63°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bayview Trailhead Trailhead
- Inverness Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Bayview Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 624 ft
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