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Devils Slide Beach–Gray Whale Cove State Beach, 6 beaches is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Montara Mountain near Montara, CA. The route passes Montara State Beach, Montara Mountain Beach, Montara State Beach and 2 more before reaching Montara Mountain Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 369 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 246 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old San Pedro Mountain Road 37.54662, -122.50340
Nearest town Montara, CA

Directions

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Devils Slide Beach–Gray Whale Cove State Beach, 6 beaches

3.7 mi · ▲ 369 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 104–247 ft

Out & Back · Montara Mountain

Trailhead: Old San Pedro Mountain Road · 37.54662, -122.50340

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM

  1. Start on Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miPass Montara State Beach.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Peak Access Road, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gray Whale Cove Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miPass Montara Mountain Beach.
  10. 50 ftPass Montara State Beach.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.6 miPass Gray Whale Cove State Beach.
  14. 50 ftPass Montara Mountain Beach.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miReach Devils Slide Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miBear left onto North Peak Access Road, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading E.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

58% dirt17% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.

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