Pirates Cove–Coastal Trail, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. The route reaches Pirates Cove at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 2,215 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi20 – 863 ft · steepest grade: 28%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley 37.83254, -122.52664
Nearest town Marin City, CA
Directions
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Pirates Cove–Coastal Trail, 4 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,215 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 19–863 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Miwok Trail Gerbode Valley · 37.83254, -122.52664
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 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.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Tennessee Valley Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Pirates Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Tennessee Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Coastal Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wolf Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Miwok Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 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
74% dirt26% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 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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