Ridge Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Ridge Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Woodville, CA. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Ridge Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 252–1,161 ft
Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore
Trailhead: 37.92268, -122.72171
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 65°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:19 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:56 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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More from this trailhead
- Pablo Point Trail & Teixeira Trail via Ridge Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft
- Bolema Trail via Ridge Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,208 ft
- Ridge Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 1,891 ft
- Greenpicker Trail & Ridge Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 2,267 ft
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