Montara State Beach & North Peak Access Road via Old San Pedro Mountain Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Montara State Beach & North Peak Access Road via Old San Pedro Mountain Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Rancho Corral de Tierra near Montara, CA. The route reaches Montara State Beach. It climbs 471 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Montara State Beach & North Peak Access Road via Old San Pedro Mountain Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 107–480 ft
Out & Back · Rancho Corral de Tierra
Trailhead: 37.54493, -122.50484
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: 6th Street & Audubon Avenue stop 649 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Montara State Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Peak Access Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Montara State Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:45 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 6th Street & Audubon Avenue stop 649 m from the trailhead
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