Montara State Beach & Old San Pedro Mountain Road
2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 44 min
Montara State Beach & Old San Pedro Mountain Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Rancho Corral de Tierra near Montara, CA. The route reaches Montara State Beach. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Montara State Beach & Old San Pedro Mountain Road
2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 44 min
Elevation 89–238 ft
Out & Back · Rancho Corral de Tierra
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.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Peak Access Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old San Pedro Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Montara State Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto North Peak Access Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gray Whale Cove Trail, heading W.
- 150 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.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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