Coast View Trail & Heather Cutoff
3.1 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Coast View Trail & Heather Cutoff is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais State Park near Muir Beach, CA. It climbs 472 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coast View Trail & Heather Cutoff
3.1 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 35–504 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais State Park
Trailhead: Heather Cutoff · 37.87322, -122.58361
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Heather Cutoff, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Coast View Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Heather Cutoff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Heather Cutoff, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Heather Cutoff Trailhead
- Cardiac Hill–Coast View Trail, 4 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,137 ft
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