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Horse Trail–Kule Loklo, 7 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Olema, CA. It climbs 1,419 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 1,283 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Valley Trail 38.03945, -122.79993
Nearest town Olema, CA

Directions

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Horse Trail–Kule Loklo, 7 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 77–1,282 ft

Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore

Trailhead: Bear Valley Trail · 38.03945, -122.79993

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Bear Valley Visitor Center stop 184 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Valley Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mount Wittenberg Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right onto Wittenberg Summit, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Z Ranch Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftReach Woodpecker Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
  9. 2.7 miContinue straight onto Morgan Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kule Loklo, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Morgan Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 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

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bear Valley Visitor Center stop 184 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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