The Esplanade via Lower Great Highway Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Sunset Dunes near Sunset District, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi23 – 43 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.74530, -122.50752
Nearest town Sunset District, CA
Directions
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The Esplanade via Lower Great Highway Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 23–42 ft
Out & Back · Sunset Dunes
Trailhead: 37.74530, -122.50752
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:17 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
Transit-accessible: Lower Great Highway & Rivera Street stop 29 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Great Highway Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto The Esplanade, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftReach The Esplanade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lower Great Highway Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
54% paved45% sand1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:17 AMSunset 8:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:57 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:46 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lower Great Highway & Rivera Street stop 29 m from the trailhead
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