Hawk Camp Trail & Morning Sun Trail via Bobcat Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Sausalito, CA. It climbs 869 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi545 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad 37.85293, -122.49342
Nearest town Sausalito, CA
Directions
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Hawk Camp Trail & Morning Sun Trail via Bobcat Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 544–909 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad · 37.85293, -122.49342
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 69°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: US 101 & Monte Mar Drive stop 150 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morning Sun Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Alta Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Morning Sun Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Alta Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Morning Sun Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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
Mostly clearTemperature 69°F54°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV8Humidity84%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
63°53°
Wed
71°54°
Thu
71°53°
Fri
74°51°
Sat
74°51°
Sun
67°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: US 101 & Monte Mar Drive stop 150 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad Trailhead
- Richardson East–Alta Trail, 4 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Peak 1041 & Morning Sun Trail via Bobcat Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 809 ft
- Alta Trail–Morning Sun Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft
- Hill 88–Marin Headlands Viewpoint, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft
- Miwok Trail & Morning Sun Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft
- Tennessee Beach–Morning Sun Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,613 ft
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