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Backpacker Magazine San Francisco: Wildcat Beach Loop 

Seaside waterfalls, campsites, and swimming lakes earn this 10.4-mile route in Point Reyes National Seashore a 5-star rating among big-city hikes.


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Author: Backpacker Magazine
Date: 18 May 2007 1:43:51 PM
Activity: Hiking
State: California (CA)
Distance: 7.13 mi  (Change units)
Survey Elevation: Total Gain: 2523 ft
Total Loss: 2111 ft
Net Change: 412 ft
Difficulty: 8 / 10
Tags: Bolinas, California, Waterfall Hikes
Rating: Unrated   Rate it

TO TRAILHEAD: Take US 101 N to CA 1 W (Shoreline Hwy.) for 17 mi. to unsigned junction with Olema-Bolinas Rd. Turn L and head S. In 2 mi., R onto Mesa Rd. Drive 4 mi. on dirt rd. to gravel lot @ Palomarin trailhead. High-clearance vehicle recommended.

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WBL01

Distance: 3.73 mi Points: 337
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Wildcat Beach Loop (Track 1)

WBL02

Distance: 3.39 mi Points: 688
Total Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none Speed: 0.0 mph Pace: 0:00 / mi
Wildcat Beach Loop (Track 2)

Points of Interest

WBL001

Location: 37.934235, -122.747169
Head along bluffs on Coast Trail in grasslands flanked by eucalyptus

WBL002

Location: 37.936932, -122.755348
Curl around bluffs near Abalone Point; fields of lupine, monkeyflower

WBL003

Location: 37.940716, -122.760666
Cross creeklet

WBL004

Location: 37.946434, -122.757599
L @ T; pass small ponds perfect for seabird watching

WBL005

Location: 37.952682, -122.765450
Indigo waters of Bass Lake (lunch, swimming); continue W past Pelican Lake and Double Point, a steep, V-shaped window

WBL006

Location: 37.953884, -122.778130
L @ Y for 200-ft. climb

WBL007

Location: 37.949909, -122.779465
Double Point Overlook: Sea lions float in kelp beds near Stormy Stack; farther offshore, whales migrate S in March

WBL008

Location: 37.953365, -122.781311
Go L onto narrow, unmarked spur to Alamere Falls, then cross creek and carefully navigate crumbly path down gully

WBL009

Location: 37.954132, -122.783516
Alamere Falls spills 50 ft. off bluffs onto Wildcat Beach. Head NW on beach around boulders and tide line (Note: may be impassable @ high tide)

WBL010

Location: 37.969234, -122.791710
Climb steep, sandy trail

WBL011

Location: 37.970585, -122.790253
Wildcat Campground (permits required); grasses shield against Pacific gusts. To continue, head ESE past Wildcat Lake

WBL012

Location: 37.966373, -122.782028
R @ Y; ahead, cross creeklet flowing into Ocean Lake

WBL013

Location: 37.957607, -122.781731
L @ T; return to WPT6 and retrace route to car

Wildcat Beach

Location: 37.964813, -122.789124

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