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Coastal Fire Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Tamalpais Valley, CA. It climbs 932 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi407 – 902 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glenn Crack 37.87248, -122.53797
Nearest town Tamalpais Valley, CA

Directions

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Coastal Fire Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 406–902 ft

Out & Back · Marin Headlands

Trailhead: Glenn Crack · 37.87248, -122.53797

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 66°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM

  1. Start on Glenn Crack, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Miwok Cutoff Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Miwok Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miBear left onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Coastal Fire Road, heading SW.
  6. 1 miBear right onto Coastal Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftReach Coastal Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Coastal Fire Road, heading SW.
  9. 1 miContinue straight onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Miwok Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Miwok Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Glenn Crack, heading E.
  14. 0.2 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

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F53°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV8Humidity86%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Tue 61°53°
Wed 72°54°
Thu 72°53°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 75°51°
Sun 67°51°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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