Miwok Trail & Morning Sun Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Sausalito, CA. It climbs 1,852 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad 37.85293, -122.49342
Nearest town Sausalito, CA
Directions
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Miwok Trail & Morning Sun Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,852 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 19–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad · 37.85293, -122.49342
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 68°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Transit-accessible: US 101 & Monte Mar Drive stop 150 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Morning Sun Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Alta Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Bobcat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miReach Morning Sun Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn right onto Bobcat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Hawk Camp Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bobcat Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Alta Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Morning Sun Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 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
62% dirt32% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 68°F51°
Precip0%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Sat
66°48°
Sun
69°51°
Mon
78°51°
Tue
70°54°
Wed
70°54°
20%
Thu
85°63°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: US 101 & Monte Mar Drive stop 150 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Morning Sun Trail - Spencer Bus Pad Trailhead
- Richardson East–Alta Trail, 4 sights 1.8 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- Peak 1041 & Morning Sun Trail via Bobcat Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 809 ft
- Hawk Camp Trail & Morning Sun Trail via Bobcat Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 869 ft
- Alta Trail–Morning Sun Trail, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft
- Hill 88–Marin Headlands Viewpoint, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,767 ft
- Tennessee Beach–Morning Sun Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,613 ft
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