Sunset Dunes Art Exhibition & Lower Great Highway Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Sunset Dunes near Sunset District, CA. The route reaches Sunset Dunes Art Exhibition at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 43 ft3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Great Highway Trail 37.73580, -122.50648
Nearest town Sunset District, CA
Directions
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Sunset Dunes Art Exhibition & Lower Great Highway Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 27–42 ft
Out & Back · Sunset Dunes
Trailhead: Lower Great Highway Trail · 37.73580, -122.50648
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:18 PM
Transit-accessible: Sloat Boulevard & 47th Avenue stop 68 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lower Great Highway Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Sunset Dunes Art Exhibition, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
64% paved35% sand1% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 62°F56°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity100%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:18 PM
Wed
71°55°
Thu
76°61°
Fri
77°59°
Sat
75°58°
Sun
70°58°
Mon
71°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:18 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sloat Boulevard & 47th Avenue stop 68 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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