San Francisco: Bear Valley Trail

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Author:	mustangdave
Date:	3 Sep 2006 4:20:43 PM
Activity:	Not Specified
State:	California (CA)
Distance:	4.75 mi (Change units)
Survey Elevation:	Total Gain: 921 ft Total Loss: 991 ft Net Change: -70 ft
Difficulty:	5 / 10
Tags:	out-and-back, California, San Francisco, Point Reyes Station
Rating:	Unrated Rate it

Go from an active fault zone to thundering ocean spray on this classic 9.4-mile out-and-back in Point Reyes National Seashore. TO TRAILHEAD: US 101 N to CA 1 N for 23 mi.; L onto Bear Valley Rd. In .5 mi., turn L (look for "seashore information" sign) and drive to Bear Valley Visitor Center. Trailhead @ S end of lot.

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Tracks

BVT01

Distance: 4.75 mi	Points: 369	Calories: none
Total Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none	Speed: 0.0 mph	Pace: 0:00 / mi

Point Reyes Bear Valley Track

Points of Interest

BVT001

Location: 38.039558, -122.799698
Well-marked multiuse trail runs along Bear Valley Creek under Douglas fir stands. Just E of trailhead is where the N. American and Pacific plates grind along the San Andreas Fault

BVT002

Location: 38.036499, -122.800201
Stay straight for Bear Valley Trail; CA banana slugs inch across path

BVT003

Location: 38.029919, -122.802498
Trail nears creek again

BVT004

Location: 38.028820, -122.803101
Cross bridge and continue straight on Bear Valley Trail

BVT005

Location: 38.019169, -122.800903
Reach grassy Divide Meadow; black-tailed deer wander late in the day

BVT006

Location: 37.999329, -122.798897
Straight @ 3-way continue on Bear Valley Trail to Arch Rock

BVT007

Location: 37.998219, -122.801399
Anna's hummingbirds dart among CA poppies, Douglas iris; on R, gentle Coast Creek waterfall tumbles over boulders

BVT008

Location: 37.990631, -122.810501
L @ Y to Arch Rock

BVT009

Location: 37.989590, -122.812202
Straight @ 4-way, first views of Pacific open to N where Point Reyes Light Station (c. 1870) looks over Gulf of Farralone and Drakes Bay

BVT010

Location: 37.987450, -122.813400
Bluffs above Arch Rock, only sea arch in Point Reyes. Scramble to shoreline to stand under sea stacks and a cave formed by surf and wind; retrace route to car