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Mount Tamalpais State Park

McKennan Gulch Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 2 hr 7 min

McKennan Gulch Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais State Park near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 1,713 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi26 – 1,736 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: McKennan Gulch Trail 37.92451, -122.64011
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
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McKennan Gulch Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 26–1,736 ft

Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais State Park

Trailhead: McKennan Gulch Trail · 37.92451, -122.64011

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

  1. Start on McKennan Gulch Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.9 miReach McKennan Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 1.9 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/mckennan-gulch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity43%
Hourly temperature
75°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 64°51°
Wed 62°51°
Thu 67°49°
Fri 71°48°
Sat 71°47°
Sun 63°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:59 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:19 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:48 PM.

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