| 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 | |||||||||