Shoreline Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in China Camp State Park near McNears Beach, CA. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 148 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.99793, -122.45955
Nearest town McNears Beach, CA
Directions
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Shoreline Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 13–147 ft
Out & Back · China Camp State Park
Trailhead: 37.99793, -122.45955
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach Shoreline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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
49% dirt51% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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