Marsh Creek Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Marsh Creek Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Brentwood, CA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marsh Creek Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 19–91 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Marsh Creek Trail · 37.92484, -121.70993
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 58° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:40 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Balfour Road & Griffith Lane stop 357 m from the trailhead
- Start on Marsh Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Estates Drive, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 4.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.2 miContinue straight onto North Estates Drive, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 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 4.0 mi in (~96 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Balfour Road & Griffith Lane stop 357 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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