Owl Pond–Bay View Trail, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Point Pinole Regional Shoreline near Giant, CA. The route passes Owl Pond and Owl Pond. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 98 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Giant Station Trail 37.99488, -122.35806
Nearest town Giant, CA
Directions
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Owl Pond–Bay View Trail, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 11–99 ft
Out & Back · Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Trailhead: Giant Station Trail · 37.99488, -122.35806
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
Transit-accessible: West County Detention Facility stop 363 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Giant Station Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Woods Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Owl Pond.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto China Cove Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Owl Alley Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Owl Pond connector path, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Owl Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Owl Alley Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Pinole Point Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bay View Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Beach Access path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bay View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Rough Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bay View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Giant Station Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 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
39% gravel2% paved2% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:46 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: West County Detention Facility stop 363 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Giant Station Trail Trailhead
- Bay View Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- Packhouse Trail via Giant Station Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Pinole Point–Owl Pond, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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