Muir Beach–Coastal Fire Road, 3 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Tamalpais Valley, CA. The route reaches Muir Beach. It climbs 1,700 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi33 – 902 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86886, -122.56251
Nearest town Tamalpais Valley, CA
Directions
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Muir Beach–Coastal Fire Road, 3 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,700 ft · 3 hr 13 min
Elevation 33–902 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: 37.86886, -122.56251
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 68°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Coastal Fire Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Muir Beach.
- 0.3 miReach Muir Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Coastal Fire Road, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt3% gravel10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 68°F55°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity92%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
61°54°
Wed
66°55°
Thu
73°54°
Fri
76°53°
Sat
76°52°
Sun
69°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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