Loop Around Stinson Beach, 11 miles, 2650 ft elev. gain
Details
You'll need to park at Stinson Beach parking and walk to intersection Calle Del Mar and Arenal Ave . It is just after small bridge that connects town and Stinson Beach parking. Stinson Beach parking is large parking so reserve extra 5-10min to find our meeting point.
If weather will be on our side then we'll enjoy majestic ocean views with many special view points.
We'll start with altitude 0 and reach 2700 ft hiking first 3 miles and then it will be flat and downhill.
Our route: Stinson Beach town streets -> Willow Camp Fire road ( our main uphill 2.7 miles) -> Coastal tr -> Matt Davis tr -> Bare Knoll ( possible lunch point) -> Matt Davis tr -> Pantoll campground ( you can even drink coffee there - our alternative lunch point) -> Staplevelt tr -> Dipsea tr -> small loop around Stinson Tree -> Dipsea tr -> Stinson Beach streets back to cars
Our pace 2.5-2.8 miles per hour. We wait for each hiker at trail intersection and try to maintain visible distance between hikers.
Hike length is based on Alltrails estimate, sometimes real route can be longer 1-2 miles.
It is good to have >2.0L water, sturdy hiking shoes , layers clothes , and lunch food.
Contact me using meetup messages in case you have questions and need help with carpool.
It is not good idea to join my hike if you don't plan to hike full route and need to leave earlier.
