Hill 88–Marin Headlands Viewpoint, 5 beaches is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. The route passes Rodeo Beach, Tennessee Beach and Hill 88 before reaching Marin Headlands Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,040 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi131 – 955 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.83525, -122.53723
Nearest town Marin City, CA
Directions
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Hill 88–Marin Headlands Viewpoint, 5 beaches
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 133–954 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: 37.83525, -122.53723
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Fort Cronkhite Parking Lot stop 342 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Rodeo Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Tennessee Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Marin Headlands Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Hill 88, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 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
45% paved34% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Fort Cronkhite Parking Lot stop 342 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tennessee Beach–Rodeo Beach, 4 beaches 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft
- Scotty's Bluff & Rodeo Beach via Tennessee Point Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Tennessee Beach–Rodeo Beach, 3 beaches 3 mi · ▲ 1,098 ft
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