Junc. Elev. Point Reyes Loop Miles Total Pct. To Go
0.0 0.0 0.0% 40.0
1 125 From the Hostel, head across Limantour Road to Muddy Hollow 0.7 0.7 1.8% 39.3
2 100 Right at the intersection with Muddy Hollow Trail 0.1 0.8 2.0% 39.2
3 100 Left on Muddy Hollow Road 0.8 1.6 4.0% 38.4
4 270 Right on Bucklin Trail, and head up Pt. Reyes Hill 2.3 3.9 9.8% 36.1
5 1336 Right on Inverness Ridge 1.3 5.2 13.0% 34.8
6 1000 Continue on the Ridge Trail down to Bayview 1.4 6.6 16.5% 33.4
7 760 Go through the gate and cross Limantour Road 0.5 7.1 17.8% 32.9
8 800 Bear left at the intersection with Laguna and walk parallel to the road 0.7 7.8 19.5% 32.2
9 680 Go through the gate and take the Sky Trail 0.8 8.6 21.5% 31.4
10 840 Left at the junction with Horse Trail 0.4 9.0 22.5% 31.0
11 1110 Down the Horse Trail towards the Bear Valley Visitor Center 2.4 11.4 28.5% 28.6
12 110 Take the Connector Trail to the Visitor Center [WATER] 0.6 12.0 30.0% 28.0
13 140 Head out on Bear Valley Trail 0.2 12.2 30.5% 27.8
14 140 Head up the Mt. Wittenberg Trail 1.8 14.0 35.0% 26.0
15 1260 Up to the summit of Mt. Wittenberg 0.2 14.2 35.5% 25.8
16 1407 Back down to the same junction 0.2 14.4 36.0% 25.6
17 1260 Take the connector to the Sky Trail 0.4 14.8 37.0% 25.2
18 1110 Left on the Sky Trail 0.8 15.6 39.0% 24.4
19 940 Left at the intersection with Woodward Valley Trail 0.3 15.9 39.8% 24.1
20 1080 Right at the fork with Old Pine Trail 1.4 17.3 43.3% 22.7
21 860 Left on the Baldy Trail 1.1 18.4 46.0% 21.6
22 160 Up the Glen Trail 0.6 19.0 47.5% 21.0
23 450 Take the Glen Camp Loop Trail to Glen Camp [WATER] - Halfway point! 0.9 19.9 49.8% 20.1
24 540 Continue past the camp and up the trail  0.5 20.4 51.0% 19.6
25 780 Left on Greenpicker, and up towards Firtop 1.0 21.4 53.5% 18.6
26 1100 Continue straight up Stewart Trail to Firtop 0.4 21.8 54.5% 18.2
27 1324 Continue on Stewart Trail past the peak 0.8 22.6 56.5% 17.4
28 1060 Continue south on Ridge Trail 0.8 23.4 58.5% 16.6
29 1150 Turn right onto Lake Ranch Trail 3.0 26.4 66.0% 13.6
30 563 Start heading back north on Coast Trail past Bass Lake 1.4 27.8 69.5% 12.2
    Optional:  Side trip to Palomarin Beach and/or Bird Observatory        
    4.2 miles round-trip to the fork        
    1.2 miles additional round-trip to Palomarin Beach        
    2.5 miles additional round-trip to Bird Observatory        
31 290 Continue on Coast Trail 0.6 28.4 71.0% 11.6
    Optional:  1.5 mile round-trip to Alamere Falls (overgrown)        
32 200 Take Coast Trail past Ocean Lake towards Wildcat Camp 1.1 29.5 73.8% 10.5
33 160 Continue on to Wildcat Camp [WATER] 0.2 29.7 74.3% 10.3
34 20 Continue past the camp and up the trail  0.7 30.4 76.0% 9.6
35 450 Left at the junction with Coast Trail 0.9 31.3 78.3% 8.7
36 850 Continue on Coast Trail 0.6 31.9 79.8% 8.1
37 740 Continue down the Coast Trail to the beach 1.5 33.4 83.5% 6.6
38 100 Left towards Arch Rock 0.2 33.6 84.0% 6.4
39 100 Stop and enjoy the view, then head back 0.2 33.8 84.5% 6.2
40 100 Turn left on the Coast Trail 0.5 34.3 85.8% 5.7
41 150 Keep going on the Coast Trail past Kelham and Sculptured beaches 3.0 37.3 93.3% 2.7
42 165 Keep going on the Coast Trail past Coast Camp [WATER] 0.9 38.2 95.5% 1.8
43 40 Final hill!!  Head up the Laguna Trail 1.0 39.2 98.0% 0.8
44 380 Continue on the Laguna Trail back to the hostel 0.8 40.0 100.0% 0.0
[WATER] = potable water is available
Notes:
1. Total loop mileage is closer to 41.5 miles but appears as 40.0 above due to rounding errors on each segment
2. Total elevation gain on the loop is approximately 8000 feet