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Haypress Camp Trail–Miwok Trail, 3 sights is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. It climbs 1,912 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 863 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley 37.83254, -122.52664
Nearest town Marin City, CA

Directions

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Haypress Camp Trail–Miwok Trail, 3 sights

9.9 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft · 4 hr 15 min

Elevation 19–863 ft

Out & Back · Marin Headlands

Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley · 37.83254, -122.52664

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 65°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

Transit-accessible: Bunker Road & Miwok Trail stop 2 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Miwok Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.6 miSharp left onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Coastal Trail, heading W.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Tennessee Valley Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miTurn left onto Haypress Camp Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miReach Miwok Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tennessee Valley Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto Coastal Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Miwok Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.6 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

70% dirt23% gravel7% paved

Weather

FogTemperature 65°F54°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity96%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 60°54°
Wed 66°55°
Thu 73°54°
Fri 76°53°
Sat 76°52°
Sun 69°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bunker Road & Miwok Trail stop 2 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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