Peak 1041 & Miwok Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. The route reaches Peak 1041 at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,033 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 1,040 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley 37.83254, -122.52664
Nearest town Marin City, CA
Directions
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Peak 1041 & Miwok Trail
5 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 19–1,040 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley · 37.83254, -122.52664
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 65°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: Bunker Road & Miwok Trail stop 2 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Miwok Trail, heading NE.
- 2.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftReach Peak 1041, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 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
55% gravel44% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 65°F54°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity96%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue
60°54°
Wed
66°55°
Thu
73°54°
Fri
76°53°
Sat
76°52°
Sun
69°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bunker Road & Miwok Trail stop 2 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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