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Hikes in Marin Headlands
1 Jan 2012
Marin Headlands is a large park north of Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It has excellent hikes through hills and beaches, with great coastal views and wildflower displays in spring. There are multiple trailheads and several miles of hiking trails, so you can make long interesting loops. Some examples are described below.

Best Months to Visit: Spring and summers are best. Avoid foggy days. In winters, it is likely to be cold and windy.

Accommodation: You can camp at various campsites or stay overnight at the Marin Headlands Hostel.

Geology: Marin Headlands — nice description by Ted Konigsmark at GeologicTrips.

List of Hikes
1.6 miles
300 ft
 Black Sands Beach
A fantastic short hike to a long sandy beach with few visitors.

4.0 miles
200 ft
 Golden Gate Bridge
Walk along the entire length of Golden Gate Bridge with awesome views of Angel Island and San Francisco skyline.

3.8 miles
900 ft
 Kirby Cove
An easy walk down to a quiet beach that offers great views of Golden Gate Bridge. Several campsites and picnic spots near the beach.

13.1 miles
2300 ft
 Muir Beach to Tennessee Beach - Long Loop
A spectacular route through rolling hills and coastal views.

10.8 miles
1700 ft
 Redwood Creek - Miwok - Coastal Trail
Gorgeous hike through varied terrain like hills with valley views, coastal trail with great views of the Pacific, scramble down to a cove.

2.0 miles
250 ft
 Rodeo Beach
A pleasant hike next to a lagoon, culminating in a beach. Great views throughout.

9.4 miles
2300 ft
 Tennessee Cove - Long Route
An awesome hike through green rolling hills with panoramic valley views culminating in a quiet beach. There are unnamed trails on either side of the cove that climb quickly for gorgeous views of the coastline.

11.5 miles
2600 ft
 Coastal Trail in Marin Headlands
A spectacular hike from the northern end of Golden Gate Bridge to Muir Beach.

7.4 miles
1800 ft
 Golden Gate Bridge to Black Sands Beach
A fantastic hike that offers great views of Angel Island, Highway 101 and Golden Gate Bridge as the route meanders through green rolling hills. The destination is Black Sands Beach, a long sandy beach with few visitors.

7.6 miles
1000 ft
 Miwok Trail - Rodeo Beach - Point Bonita
A fantastic route through green rolling hills and beaches with great ocean views.

10.3 miles
1800 ft
 Redwood Creek - Dipsea - Homestead Valley - Dias Ridge
An interesting loop combining trails from Mt Tamalpais and Marin Headlands. Two trails have steep sections: Dipsea Trail and Dias Ridge Trail.

31.4 miles
4000 ft
 Ridge to Bridge - 2011
Great long hike along Bay Area Ridge Trail from Sir Francis Drake Blvd in the north to Golden Gate Bridge in the south.

9.5 miles
1500 ft
 Rodeo Beach - Black Sands Beach Loop
An awesome hike through two beaches and hills in Marin Headlands with great valley views.

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