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.
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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
- Start on Bayview Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miReach Bayview Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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
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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Bayview Trailhead Trailhead
- Inverness Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Point Reyes Hill–Bayview Trail, 4 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,167 ft
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