Coyote Ridge Viewpoint–Muir Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Muir Beach, CA. The route passes Muir Beach before reaching Coyote Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,000 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 1,020 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86434, -122.57476
Nearest town Muir Beach, CA
Directions
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Coyote Ridge Viewpoint–Muir Beach, 3 beaches
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 14–1,021 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Trailhead: 37.86434, -122.57476
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Muir Beach.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Coyote Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 61°F54°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
58°55°
Wed
67°56°
Thu
73°55°
Fri
77°54°
Sat
77°53°
Sun
69°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Dias Ridge Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 734 ft
- Muir Beach–Middle Green Gulch Trail, 3 sights 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft
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