Muskrat Trail–Red Hill Trail, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Coyote Hills Regional Park near Jarvis Landing, CA. It climbs 419 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 210 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 37.55525, -122.08806
Nearest town Jarvis Landing, CA
Directions
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Muskrat Trail–Red Hill Trail, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 419 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 6–210 ft
Out & Back · Coyote Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: connector · 37.55525, -122.08806
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Muskrat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Quail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Soaproot Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Apay Way, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Muskrat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Apay Way, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bayview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Soaproot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bayview Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Muskrat Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
46% dirt33% gravel21% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Bayview Trail–Muskrat Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Chochenyo Trail–Glider Hill Trail Loop, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- Soaproot Viewpoint–Glider Hill Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Tuibun Trail via Chochenyo Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Meadowlark Trail–Muskrat Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 401 ft
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