Montara Mountain Beach–Montara State Beach, 3 beaches is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Montara Mountain near Montara, CA. The route passes Montara State Beach and Montara Mountain Beach. It climbs 370 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi89 – 479 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gray Whale Cove Trail 37.55369, -122.51175
Nearest town Montara, CA
Directions
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Montara Mountain Beach–Montara State Beach, 3 beaches
2.3 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 57 min
Elevation 89–479 ft
Out & Back · Montara Mountain
Trailhead: Gray Whale Cove Trail · 37.55369, -122.51175
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Gray Whale Cove Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Montara State Beach.
- 0.2 miPass Montara Mountain Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Montara Mountain Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Gray Whale Cove Trail, heading NW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:16 PM
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
- Toilets at the trailhead
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- Montara State Beach & Old San Pedro Mountain Road 2 mi · ▲ 148 ft
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