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Coast Trail and Lake Ranch Trail Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

Coast Trail and Lake Ranch Trail Loop

Bolinas, California

16.6 mi

Distance

4,642 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 51m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Coast Trail and Lake Ranch Trail Loop is a loop trail in Marin County, California. It is 17 miles long and gains 4,642 feet. The nearest town is Bolinas, California, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:12 ft
Max:397 ft
Gain:1,415 ft
Loss:1,415 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 12 ft and 397 ft across 16.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.12 ft140 ft269 ft397 ft0.0 mi4.1 mi8.3 mi12.4 mi16.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi83 ft
High point5.2 mi397 ft
End16.6 mi83 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Bolinas, CA · in or next to town
County:
Marin County, CA

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

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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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