Baldy Trail–Mount Wittenberg Trail, 6 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Inverness Park, CA. It climbs 2,050 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Baldy Trail–Mount Wittenberg Trail, 6 sights
11.5 mi · ▲ 2,050 ft · 4 hr 52 min
Elevation 180–1,282 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: Sky Trailhead · 38.05498, -122.83801
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:20 PM
- Start on Sky Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Z Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Wittenberg Summit, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Mount Wittenberg Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Old Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Sky Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Baldy Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Sky Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Sky Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Old Pine Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Mount Wittenberg Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Wittenberg Summit, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Z Ranch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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