AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Marsh Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Marsh Creek Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back near Brentwood, CA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi52 – 92 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marsh Creek Trail 37.92484, -121.70993
Nearest town Brentwood, CA
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Marsh Creek Trail

5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 53–91 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

  1. Start on Marsh Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Estates Drive, heading N.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.6 miContinue straight onto North Estates Drive, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marsh-creek-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F58°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Sat 81°53°
Sun 82°52°
Mon 88°54°
Tue 91°62°
Wed 79°61° 16%
Thu 94°68°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Balfour Road & Griffith Lane stop 357 m from the trailhead

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