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Pond 2 & San Francisco Bay Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Hamilton Wetlands near Gallinas, CA. The route reaches Pond 2. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 13 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: San Francisco Bay Trail 38.02562, -122.51716
Nearest town Gallinas, CA

Directions

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Pond 2 & San Francisco Bay Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 6–12 ft

Out & Back · Hamilton Wetlands

Trailhead: San Francisco Bay Trail · 38.02562, -122.51716

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 75°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on San Francisco Bay Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miPass Pond 2.
  3. 1.9 miReach Pond 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.1 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

100% gravel

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 75°F54°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity49%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Sat 77°51°
Sun 79°51°
Mon 88°53°
Tue 86°56°
Wed 78°54° 20%
Thu 90°65° 16%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead