Marshall Beach Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Lairds Landing, CA. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 397 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lairds Landing Trailhead 38.15410, -122.91987
Nearest town Lairds Landing, CA
Directions
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Marshall Beach Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 5–398 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: Lairds Landing Trailhead · 38.15410, -122.91987
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Marshall Beach Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach Marshall Beach Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:40 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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