Point Reyes National Seashore

Bayview Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bayview Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Inverness Park, CA. It climbs 624 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 787 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bayview Trailhead 38.05942, -122.85047
Nearest town Inverness Park, CA

Directions

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Bayview Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 158–787 ft

Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore

Trailhead: Bayview Trailhead · 38.05942, -122.85047

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bayview Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.6 miReach Bayview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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