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Dutch Slough

Marsh Creek Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Marsh Creek Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Dutch Slough near Oakley, CA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 66 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marsh Creek Trail 37.99929, -121.69381
Nearest town Oakley, CA
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Marsh Creek Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 10–67 ft

Out & Back · Dutch Slough

Trailhead: Marsh Creek Trail · 37.99929, -121.69381

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Marsh Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 4.1 miReach Marsh Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marsh-creek-trail-out-back-13-km-afc5

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F57°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 80°51°
Sun 86°52°
Mon 89°53°
Tue 92°59°
Wed 78°59° 16%
Thu 99°67°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:13 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Oakley, California