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Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline

Keller Beach & Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Beach via Ferry Point Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 56 min

Keller Beach & Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Beach via Ferry Point Loop Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline near Point Richmond, CA. The route passes Keller Beach and Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Beach before reaching Keller Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 399 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 203 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ferry Point Loop Trail 37.91325, -122.38509
Nearest town Point Richmond, CA
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Keller Beach & Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Beach via Ferry Point Loop Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 399 ft · 56 min

Elevation 10–203 ft

Out & Back · Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline

Trailhead: Ferry Point Loop Trail · 37.91325, -122.38509

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ferry Point Loop Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miPass Keller Beach.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Keller Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miPass Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline Beach.
  10. 50 ftPass Keller Beach.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/keller-beach-out-back

Trail surface

55% dirt45% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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