Heart's Desire Beach & Jepson Trail Loop via Johnstone Trail is a 2.3-mile loop in Tomales Bay State Park near Marconi, CA. The route reaches Heart's Desire Beach. It climbs 400 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi30 – 453 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.13168, -122.89086
Nearest town Marconi, CA
Directions
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Heart's Desire Beach & Jepson Trail Loop via Johnstone Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 58 min
Elevation 31–451 ft
Loop · Tomales Bay State Park
Trailhead: 38.13168, -122.89086
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Heart's Desire Beach.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Johnstone Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Jepson Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 80°F52°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity83%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:20 PM
Tue
70°52°
Wed
73°56°
Thu
77°53°
Fri
82°52°
Sat
81°52°
Sun
83°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 8:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Shell Beach–Heart's Desire Beach, 5 beaches 5.7 mi · ▲ 978 ft
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