Marsh Creek Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Marsh Creek Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Brentwood, CA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marsh Creek Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 19–76 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 37.94190, -121.70609
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Marsh Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.4 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 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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