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Point Reyes National Seashore

Kule Loklo–Mount Wittenberg Trail, 5 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,859 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Kule Loklo–Mount Wittenberg Trail, 5 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore near Olema, CA. It climbs 2,859 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi108 – 1,273 ft · steepest grade: 20%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kule Loklo 38.04515, -122.80186
Nearest town Olema, CA
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Kule Loklo–Mount Wittenberg Trail, 5 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,859 ft · 6 hr 16 min

Elevation 107–1,273 ft

Out & Back · Point Reyes National Seashore

Trailhead: Kule Loklo · 38.04515, -122.80186

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Bear Valley Visitor Center stop 477 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kule Loklo, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Morgan Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Woodpecker Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto Mount Wittenberg Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Old Pine Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Sky Trail, heading SE.
  8. 2.8 miReach Kule Loklo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.8 miBear left onto Old Pine Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sky Trail, heading N.
  11. 1 miContinue straight onto Mount Wittenberg Trail, heading N.
  12. 2.1 miTurn left onto Bear Valley Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Morgan Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Kule Loklo, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kule-loklo-mount-wittenberg-trail-out-back-5-sights-via-sky-trail

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bear Valley Visitor Center stop 477 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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