Lower Great Highway Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Sunset Dunes near Sunset District, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 43 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.74158, -122.50703
Nearest town Sunset District, CA
Directions
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Lower Great Highway Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 24–42 ft
Out & Back · Sunset Dunes
Trailhead: 37.74158, -122.50703
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
Transit-accessible: 46th Avenue & Taraval Street stop 206 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lower Great Highway Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Lower Great Highway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 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
67% paved33% sand
Weather
FogTemperature 62°F56°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:17 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:17 PM
Wed
71°55°
Thu
76°61°
Fri
77°59°
Sat
75°58°
Sun
70°58°
Mon
71°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:46 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 46th Avenue & Taraval Street stop 206 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
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