Bear Valley Trail–Greenpicker Trail, 4 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Olema, CA. It climbs 1,798 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi92 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 15%14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kule Loklo 38.04202, -122.79975
Nearest town Olema, CA
Directions
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Bear Valley Trail–Greenpicker Trail, 4 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,798 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 92–1,105 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: Kule Loklo · 38.04202, -122.79975
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Bear Valley Visitor Center stop 105 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kule Loklo, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Morgan Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Bear Valley Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Glen Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Glen Camp Loop, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Greenpicker Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Stewart Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Ridge, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Kule Loklo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Stewart Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Greenpicker Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Glen Camp Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Glen Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Bear Valley Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Morgan Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Kule Loklo, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.9 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:33 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bear Valley Visitor Center stop 105 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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