Bolema Trail via Olema Valley Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Bolema Trail via Olema Valley Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Five Brooks, CA. It climbs 949 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bolema Trail via Olema Valley Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 238–1,180 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: Five Brooks Trailhead · 37.99735, -122.75780
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stewart Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Olema Valley Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Bolema Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Bolema Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Olema Valley Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Stewart Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Five Brooks Trailhead Trailhead
- Baldy Trail–Bear Valley Trail, 5 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 2,345 ft
- Stewart Sunset Point–Bolema Trail, 7 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 2,182 ft
- Bass Lake–Bolema Trail, 3 sights 12.6 mi · ▲ 2,070 ft
- Bolema Trail–Coast Glen Spur, 4 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,706 ft
- Stewart Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Olema Valley Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft
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