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.
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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
- Start on Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Montara State Beach.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Peak Access Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gray Whale Cove Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Montara Mountain Beach.
- 50 ftPass Montara State Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Gray Whale Cove State Beach.
- 50 ftPass Montara Mountain Beach.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Devils Slide Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto North Peak Access Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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