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Limantour Spit Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Inverness Park, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 26 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beach Access 38.02720, -122.88268
Nearest town Inverness Park, CA

Directions

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Limantour Spit Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min

Elevation 10–27 ft

Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore

Trailhead: Beach Access · 38.02720, -122.88268

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Beach Access, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Limantour Spit Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miReach Limantour Spit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Beach Access, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

6% sand94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead