Bass Lake–Bolema Trail, 3 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,070 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Bass Lake–Bolema Trail, 3 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Five Brooks, CA. The route reaches Bass Lake at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 2,070 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bass Lake–Bolema Trail, 3 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,070 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 238–1,187 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: Five Brooks Trailhead · 37.99735, -122.75780
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Stewart Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Olema Valley Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Bolema Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 3 miTurn right onto Coast Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Bass Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bass Lake, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coast Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Lake Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bolema Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Olema Valley Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Stewart Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Five Brooks Trailhead Trailhead
- Olema Valley Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft
- Olema Valley Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Bolema Trail via Olema Valley Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 949 ft
- Stewart Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Bolema Trail–Coast Glen Spur, 4 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 1,706 ft
- Firtop–Bolema Trail, 7 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,129 ft
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