Bolinas Ridge Trail

Closest Major City: San Francisco

Distance: 16.00 miles (25.74 KM)

Description:
This trail is on Bolinas Ridge which overlooks Point Reyes National Park and the Pacific Ocean. It begins with open meadows offering magnificent veiws of Point Reyes and the surrounding countryside. About half way you enter thick Redwood forest of great beauty. It is a long, gentle climb the way out and fast and easy on the way back. For sheer beauty, it is one of the premiere rides of the Bay Area.

Directions to the trail:
From highway 101 take the Sir Francis Drake Blvd exit. Follow it Westward for about fifteen miles. You will top a ridge and see the ocean below you. There will be cars parked along side the road at the ridge crest. Park here. The entrance is on the North side of the road, a small double track break in the fence, just East of the ridge line.