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Marin Headlands

Marin Headlands Beach & Coastal Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 59 min

Marin Headlands Beach & Coastal Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. The route reaches Marin Headlands Beach. It climbs 502 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi75 – 341 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coastal Trail 37.83209, -122.51663
Nearest town Marin City, CA
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Marin Headlands Beach & Coastal Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 502 ft · 59 min

Elevation 77–342 ft

Out & Back · Marin Headlands

Trailhead: Coastal Trail · 37.83209, -122.51663

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: Presidio Riding Club Stables stop 175 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Coastal Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftPass Marin Headlands Beach.
  4. 0.4 miReach Marin Headlands Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/julian-trail-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Presidio Riding Club Stables stop 175 m from the trailhead

Hikes near Marin City, California