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Gray Whale Cove Trail

Intermediate Intermediate
 3.0 (4)
  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …Bay Area
  4. …Pacifica
  5. McNee Ranch State Park
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“A connector trail from the Gray Whale Cove State Beach parking area to the Old Pedro Mountain Road. ”

Bob Gardner
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Map Key

0.9

Miles

1.4

KM
Doubletrack

237' 72 m

High

161' 49 m

Low

96' 29 m

Up

47' 14 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

Gray Whale Cove State Beach has a large parking area on the east side of Highway 1 with overflow parking. The trail starts directly eastward and is a bit steep at first, then winds its way along the brush-covered hillside parallel to the highway, climbing gradually to connect with the Old Pedro Mountain Road. Fairly wide and smooth, this trail gets a lot of hiker use and the section south of the turnoff to Old Pedro Mountain Road is hiker-only.

Contacts

Land Manager: National Park Service - Golden Gate National Recreation Area

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Bob Gardner
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Trail Ratings

  3.0 from 4 votes

#2

in McNee Ranch State Park

#25587

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Trail Rankings

#2

in McNee Ranch State Park

#2,131

in California

#25,587

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Bench overlooking Martini Beach.
Mar 11, 2016 near Montara, CA

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Weather

Today
55°F · 45°F 13°C · 7°C
Thu
57°F · 47°F 14°C · 8°C
Fri
61°F · 48°F 16°C · 9°C
Sat
64°F · 49°F 18°C · 9°C
Sun
64°F · 50°F 18°C · 10°C
Mon
60°F · 49°F 16°C · 9°C

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Nov 17, 2024
James Haggerty
Left a pair of Kris Holm brown and black MTB gloves right at the trailhead by accident. If you grab them give me a text! 845-554-8238 — 9h 00m
Dec 7, 2020
Nick Gonz
Mar 25, 2019
Casey Owen

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