Marin Headlands: Rodeo Beach to Muir Beach, San Francisco: Marin Headlands - Mt Tamalpais - Point Reyes, California
Marin Headlands: Rodeo Beach to Muir Beach
San Francisco: Marin Headlands - Mt Tamalpais - Point Reyes
The Coastal Trail is Marin County's longest, stretching 17 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge to Fairfax-Bolinas Road. A 5.9 mile segment connects Rodeo Beach with Muir Beach, a challenging route with exceptional views, variation, and destination points throughout.
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A crimson columbine on the descent into Tennessee Valley
The Coastal Trail crests over Pirates Cove with good views up the coast
Social trails split from the Coastal Trail over the bluffs of Rodeo Beach
Succulents in the bluffs over Rodeo Beach
Thistle can be found on drier slopes between Rodeo Beach and Muir Beach
A short detour to Pirates Cove leads to turbulent waters and picturesque sea stacks
Tennessee Beach is an easy 1.2 mile roundtrip excursion from the Coastal Trail
Introduced to help stabilize coastal areas, ice plant has become invasive and harmful to native species
The coastal wetlands of Tennessee Valley provide important food and fresh water sources for the area's diverse wildlife
Silver Bush Lupine
Ceanothus, part of the buckthorn family
Banana Slugs are common in damp, shady areas of the Marin Headlands
A not-so-tidy Tidy Tip
Wildflowers peak April - May, but some appear sooner and last well into the summer
The Coastal Trail climbs out of Tennessee Valley on a steep fire road
Some flowering plants produce edible bulbs
Longs views of the ocean from high points on the Coastal Trail
Overlooking Tennessee Valley from the Coastal Trail
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