Coyote Ridge Viewpoint & Rhubarb Trail via Miwok Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Tamalpais Valley Junction, CA. The route reaches Coyote Ridge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,086 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 1,020 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.87344, -122.52904
Nearest town Tamalpais Valley Junction, CA
Directions
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Coyote Ridge Viewpoint & Rhubarb Trail via Miwok Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 34–1,019 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: 37.87344, -122.52904
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 74°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Ross Drive stop 618 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Miwok Cutoff Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Coyote Ridge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Miwok Cutoff Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Miwok Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Rhubarb Trail, heading E.
- 1 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
54% dirt46% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 74°F57°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV8Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
66°55°
Wed
68°56°
Thu
73°55°
Fri
76°53°
Sat
76°53°
Sun
69°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Ross Drive stop 618 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Miwok Trail & Rhubarb Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Oakwood Valley Trail via Oakwood Meadow Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft
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