Ridge Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Ridge Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Woodville, CA. It climbs 1,891 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ridge Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft · 5 hr 35 min
Elevation 386–1,340 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: 37.92072, -122.71990
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 65°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 5.5 miContinue straight onto Ridge, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 5.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:48 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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More from this trailhead
- Ridge Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Pablo Point Trail & Teixeira Trail via Ridge Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft
- Bolema Trail via Ridge Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,208 ft
- Greenpicker Trail & Ridge Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,267 ft
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