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| | Hitting the backpacking trails is always a fun thing to do, and if you happen to be in Marin County of California, Coast Trail is an outstanding local backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. California has plenty of good backcountry trails, and among these are Coast Trail in Marin County. Here in the good state of California backcountry trekking never gets boring. Backcountry hiking in California is such a fine thing to do. Now this great outdoors hiking trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Coast Trail is situated |
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a quite lengthy tour from Santa Rosa-Petaluma, but what an outstanding spot for hiking it is. Lots of precipitation falls at Coast Trail; the wettest month of the year is regularly January, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest of the months is July. Now, this is roughly
| | a 3-day backcountry hike, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Every single California backcountry trail has its own unique attractiveness. Coast Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,275 feet which is about average. The warmest time of the year at Coast Trail comes with high temperatures in the 80's, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Throughout the winter highs are ordinarily in the 50's while Coast Trail nighttime low temperatures during the winter are in the 30's. You spend the whole backcountry trek in | |
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roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before
you head out. This is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out hike. With its 19.6 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry trek. Coast Trail is a hiking trail of fine length having an average number of uphill miles which makes this
great outdoors hiking trail fine for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors hiking trails in this neighborhood.
Briefly about the general
area:
Whohoo, so much fun stuff in one place! Coast Trail is peerless! Jepson Memorial Grove is a nice local forest, and Alamere Falls is an inspiring site to have a look at while you're here. Nothing beats kicking back at Santa Maria Beach; Sky Campground is a perfect campground
nearby.
Take a side tour to Coast Creek, and a pleasant site to stop at close by is Bear Valley. Do schedule some time to explore Point Resistance in the vicinity of Coast Trail if you have a chance, and swing by Santa Maria Creek it's a glorious place to stop by. If you came
for an overnight stay Coast Campground is a good site to camp, and Divide Meadow is right here at Coast Trail.
Hit the beach if you want, Sculptured Beach is practically right here, and Muddy Hollow is a tremendous place here at Coast Trail. Don't miss out on a visit to Point
Reyes National Seashore if you're here at Coast Trail, and at Bear Valley Dam near Coast Trail there are some exciting things to see. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Crystal Springs.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 38.036, Longitude -122.8046
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 19.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Total elevation difference: 1275 feet
Quality Inn Petaluma, Petaluma
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18 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California, the metro area neareast to Coast Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Coast Trail. |
| | Trails Near Coast Trail:
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Woodward Valley Trail, Marin
County
, 1 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 1275 feet elevation difference |
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Sky Trail, Marin
County
, 1 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 1147 feet elevation difference |
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Beatty Trail, Marin
County
, 1 miles away, 9.4 hiking miles, 1128 feet elevation difference |
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Old Pine Trail, Marin
County
, 2 miles away, 5.2 hiking miles, 1145 feet elevation difference |
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Baldy Trail, Marin
County
, 2 miles away, 11.6 hiking miles, 1147 feet elevation difference |
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Meadow Trail, Marin
County
, 2 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 1122 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Valley Trail, Marin
County
, 2 miles away, 5.4 hiking miles, 276 feet elevation difference |
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| | Beaches Near Coast Trail:
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Sculptured Beach, Marin County
, 1 miles away |
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Santa Maria Beach, Marin County
, 1 miles away |
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Kelham Beach, Marin County
, 2 miles away |
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Wildcat Beach, Marin County
, 4 miles away |
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Limantour Beach, Marin County
, 5 miles away |
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| | Whitewater Near Coast Trail:
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Mark West Creek, Sonoma County
County
, 29 miles away, Class III-V - 4 miles long (Mark West Lodge to Mark West Road) |
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Napa River, Napa County
County
, 39 miles away, Class III - 18 miles long (St. Helena to Napa) |
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| | National Parks Near Coast Trail:
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Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes - CA
, 4 miles away |
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Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley - CA
, 19 miles away |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA
, 30 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Coast Trail:
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Quality Inn Petaluma, Petaluma
, 18 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Inn and Suites - Petaluma, Petaluma
, 19 miles away |
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Travelodge Novato, Novato
, 19 miles away |
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Best Western Petaluma Inn, Petaluma
, 20 miles away |
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Sheraton Sonoma County - Petaluma, Petaluma
, 20 miles away |
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