Brooks Creek Trail–Montara Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Montara Mountain near Linda Mar, CA. It climbs 2,835 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi157 – 1,394 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Plaskon Nature Trail 37.57887, -122.47476
Nearest town Linda Mar, CA
Directions
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Brooks Creek Trail–Montara Mountain Trail, 3 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,835 ft · 5 hr 43 min
Elevation 158–1,393 ft
Out & Back · Montara Mountain
Trailhead: Plaskon Nature Trail · 37.57887, -122.47476
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 58° · precip 3% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Oddstad Boulevard & Terra Nova Boulevard stop 443 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Montara Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Old Trout Farm Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Montara Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto North Peak Access Road, heading W.
- 4.3 miReach Montara Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.3 miBear left onto Montara Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Old Trout Farm Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Montara Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F58°
Precip3%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity58%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:17 PM
Wed
68°55°
Thu
77°57°
Fri
81°56°
Sat
73°54°
Sun
70°53°
Mon
70°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Oddstad Boulevard & Terra Nova Boulevard stop 443 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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- Peak Mountain–Brooks Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,670 ft
- Hazelnut Trail–Valley View Trail, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,878 ft
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- Pilarcitos Lake–Brooks Creek Trail, 3 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,385 ft
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