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Regional route53 km · 33 miGood year-round

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This regional hiking route in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California, United States of America, is about 53 km (33 mi) long. It lies about 4.8 km southwest of Marin City. By long-term climate averages it can be hiked year-round.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
53 km · 33 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Beach group
California beach trails › Northern California beach trails
Nearest town
4.8 km SW of Marin City (Marin County, California) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Best months
Year-round
Country
United States of America
Region
California
Continent
North America
Route type
Regional route
Ref
CCT
Route centre
35.6197, -120.0716
Route start
37.8322, -122.5396
OpenStreetMap
relation 2260059
Wikidata
Q5020334
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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