Tennessee Beach–Rodeo Beach, 3 beaches is a 3-mile out-and-back in Marin Headlands near Marin City, CA. The route passes Rodeo Beach and Tennessee Beach before reaching Tennessee Beach at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,098 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi13 – 633 ft · steepest grade: 42%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 37.83420, -122.53526
Nearest town Marin City, CA
Directions
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Tennessee Beach–Rodeo Beach, 3 beaches
3 mi · ▲ 1,098 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 14–634 ft
Out & Back · Marin Headlands
Trailhead: connector · 37.83420, -122.53526
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Mitchell Road & Hagget Street stop 283 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Rodeo Beach.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Coastal Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Coastal Trail Tennessee Cove shortcut, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass Tennessee Beach.
- 0.4 miReach Tennessee Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Coastal Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 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
52% dirt48% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mitchell Road & Hagget Street stop 283 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from connector Trailhead
- Tennessee Beach–Rodeo Beach, 4 beaches 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft
- Scotty's Bluff & Rodeo Beach via Tennessee Point Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 640 ft
- Hill 88–Marin Headlands Viewpoint, 5 beaches 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,040 ft
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