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Black Sands Beach via Upper Fishermans Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
California

Black Sands Beach via Upper Fishermans Trail

Sausalito, California

0.5 mi

Distance

289 ft

Elev. Gain

17m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Black Sands Beach via Upper Fishermans Trail is an out-and-back trail in Marin County, California. It is 0.5 miles long and gains 289 feet. The nearest town is Sausalito, California, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:9 ft
Max:92 ft
Gain:88 ft
Loss:88 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 9 ft and 92 ft across 0.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.9 ft37 ft64 ft92 ft0.0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi91 ft
High point0.0 mi92 ft
End0.5 mi91 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Sausalito, CA · about 2 mi away
County:
Marin County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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