6 mi from youCalifornia Coastal Trail
- Ends at Mountain Lake
- Inside Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- 3,110 ft of climbing
14.2 mi loop · 3,103 ft gain · Very hard
Golden Gate National Recreation Area · Camp under a mile away
8.9 mi out & back · 1,771 ft gain · 2,261 ft high point · Hard
California · OpenStreetMap contributors
This 8.9 mi out-and-back climbs 1,771 ft with views from Buzzard Lagoon Overview.
1,771 ft of gain round trip.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Trail data: USFS, NPS, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Elevation: USGS 3DEP via Mapzen terrain tiles. Nearby reading: Wikipedia. Download the trail and feature data.
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