Hawk Camp Trail & Miwok Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. It climbs 1,536 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley 37.83254, -122.52664
Nearest town Marin City, CA
Directions
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Hawk Camp Trail & Miwok Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 19–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley · 37.83254, -122.52664
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:44 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Transit-accessible: Bunker Road & Miwok Trail stop 2 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Miwok Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Miwok Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 2.4 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
55% dirt38% gravel7% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 68°F55°
Precip0%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Sat
65°52°
Sun
71°54°
Mon
80°54°
Tue
73°57°
Wed
73°56°
20%
Thu
87°66°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bunker Road & Miwok Trail stop 2 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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