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Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Muir Beach via Middle Green Gulch Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 52 min

Muir Beach via Middle Green Gulch Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Golden Gate National Recreation Area near Tamalpais Valley, CA. The route reaches Muir Beach at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi13 – 164 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86886, -122.56251
Nearest town Tamalpais Valley, CA
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Muir Beach via Middle Green Gulch Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 52 min

Elevation 14–164 ft

Out & Back · Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Trailhead: 37.86886, -122.56251

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miReach Muir Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/muir-beach-out-back-4-km-fccd

Trail surface

65% dirt10% gravel25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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