Muir Beach–Middle Green Gulch Trail, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Muir Beach, CA. The route reaches Muir Beach. It climbs 1,643 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 896 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86434, -122.57476
Nearest town Muir Beach, CA
Directions
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Muir Beach–Middle Green Gulch Trail, 3 sights
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,643 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 14–895 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Trailhead: 37.86434, -122.57476
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
- Start on Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Muir Beach.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Miwok Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Miwok Cutoff Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Miwok Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Muir Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Miwok Cutoff Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 61°F54°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
58°55°
Wed
67°56°
Thu
73°55°
Fri
77°54°
Sat
77°53°
Sun
69°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Dias Ridge Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 734 ft
- Coyote Ridge Viewpoint–Muir Beach, 3 beaches 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft
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