Marsh Creek Trail
6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Marsh Creek Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Sand Hill, CA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marsh Creek Trail
6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 19–58 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.95631, -121.69143
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 58° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Brentwood Boulevard & Sunset Road stop 440 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Marsh Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Brentwood Boulevard & Sunset Road stop 440 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
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- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 5.2 mi · loop · via Marsh Creek Trail
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