Dipsea Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Stinson Beach (GGNRA) near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 520 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 584 ft · steepest grade: 19%1.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dipsea Trail 37.89784, -122.63725
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
Directions
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Dipsea Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 54 min
Elevation 76–583 ft
Out & Back · Stinson Beach (GGNRA)
Trailhead: Dipsea Trail · 37.89784, -122.63725
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Calle del Mar stop 223 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Dipsea Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Dipsea Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Calle del Mar stop 223 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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