Rodeo Beach–Batteries Loop Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. The route passes Rodeo Beach and Rodeo Beach. It climbs 313 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 190 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Batteries Loop Trail 37.82603, -122.53043
Nearest town Marin City, CA
Directions
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Rodeo Beach–Batteries Loop Trail, 3 sights
2 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 49 min
Elevation 13–190 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: Batteries Loop Trail · 37.82603, -122.53043
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 61°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Battery Alexander stop 135 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Batteries Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Rodeo Beach.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Coastal Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Rodeo Beach.
- 0.6 miReach Rodeo Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Batteries Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
Weather
FogTemperature 61°F54°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity93%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:12 PM
Mon
60°56°
Tue
69°56°
Wed
80°55°
Thu
74°55°
Fri
72°56°
Sat
68°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Battery Alexander stop 135 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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