Cross Marin Trail & Pioneer Tree Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Samuel P. Taylor State Park near Jewell, CA. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 430 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cross Marin Trail 38.01770, -122.73227
Nearest town Jewell, CA
Directions
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Cross Marin Trail & Pioneer Tree Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 136–429 ft
Out & Back · Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Trailhead: Cross Marin Trail · 38.01770, -122.73227
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
Transit-accessible: Samuel P. Taylor State Park stop 306 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Cross Marin Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Pioneer Tree Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Gravesite Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Pioneer Tree Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Pioneer Tree Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cross Marin Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
77% dirt2% paved21% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 76°F54°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity67%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Wed
74°55°
Thu
83°54°
Fri
89°53°
Sat
89°53°
Sun
84°53°
Mon
75°51°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Samuel P. Taylor State Park stop 306 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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