Hill 88–Marin Headlands Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 7-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Sausalito, CA. The route passes Hill 88 before reaching Marin Headlands Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,767 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi545 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad 37.85293, -122.49342
Nearest town Sausalito, CA
Directions
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Hill 88–Marin Headlands Viewpoint, 4 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 544–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad · 37.85293, -122.49342
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 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 NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Marin Headlands Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Hill 88, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Miwok Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Alta Trail, heading E.
- 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
80% dirt8% gravel5% paved7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 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
- Miwok Trail & Morning Sun Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft
- Alta Trail–Morning Sun Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft
- Tennessee Beach–Morning Sun Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,613 ft
- Hawk Camp Trail & Morning Sun Trail via Bobcat Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 869 ft
- Peak 1041 & Morning Sun Trail via Bobcat Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 809 ft
- Richardson East–Alta Trail, 4 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 558 ft
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