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
Directions
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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 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 ftBear left onto Middle Green Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Muir Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
65% dirt10% gravel25% 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°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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