Marsh Creek Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Marsh Creek Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Brentwood, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marsh Creek Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 19–79 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.93667, -121.70138
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 58° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Brentwood Park & Ride stop 415 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brentwood Park & Ride stop 415 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 2.2 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
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Marsh Creek Trail
- 5.2 mi · loop · via Marsh Creek Trail
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- Marsh Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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