Meadowlark Trail–Muskrat Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Coyote Hills Regional Park near Jarvis Landing, CA. It climbs 401 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 194 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 37.55525, -122.08806
Nearest town Jarvis Landing, CA
Directions
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Meadowlark Trail–Muskrat Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 6–195 ft
Out & Back · Coyote Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: connector · 37.55525, -122.08806
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Muskrat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Quail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Soaproot Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Meadowlark Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Muskrat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Soaproot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bayview Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Muskrat Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
48% dirt19% gravel13% paved20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Bayview Trail–Muskrat Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Chochenyo Trail–Glider Hill Trail Loop, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- Soaproot Viewpoint–Glider Hill Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Muskrat Trail–Red Hill Trail, 3 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Tuibun Trail via Chochenyo Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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