Muir Beach & Middle Green Gulch Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Tamalpais Valley, CA. The route reaches Muir Beach at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,214 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 896 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Miwok Trail 37.87259, -122.54226
Nearest town Tamalpais Valley, CA
Directions
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Muir Beach & Middle Green Gulch Trail
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,214 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 14–895 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Trailhead: Miwok Trail · 37.87259, -122.54226
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Miwok Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miReach Muir Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Miwok Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 66°F53°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
60°53°
Wed
65°54°
Thu
72°53°
Fri
75°52°
Sat
75°51°
Sun
67°51°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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