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Coastal Trail – Golden Gate Bridge loop from UCSF Parnassus

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Coastal Trail – Golden Gate Bridge loop from UCSF Parnassus

Hard

5.0

(9114)

18,505

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Coastal Trail – Golden Gate Bridge loop from UCSF Parnassus

06:14

92.8km

1,410m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 82.8 km for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.40 km

Golden Gate Vista Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Golden Gate bridge is in almost perfect alignment when photographed from the viewpoint or the trail below

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6.61 km

Coastal Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wide gravel trail leading from the trail that goes under the Golden Gate Bridge onto the Western (Ocean) Bridge sidewalk along the historic coastal batteries south toward Baker Beach. Great …

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7.23 km

Golden Gate Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

When you think of the iconic features of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge is one of the first things that comes to mind. This impressive suspension bridge links the …

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11.1 km

Alexander Avenue viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Best noticed while grinding uphill, this great view of the Golden Gate and SF Skyline over the roofs of historic Fort Baker may be a bit obscured by the fence, but worth stopping for.

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16.5 km

Sausalito — Mill Valley Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent direct paved bike route along the 101 corridor but entirely in nature, through the Bothin Marsh wetlands.

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18.5 km

Bothin Marsh Preserve

Highlight • Natural

This tidal sanctuary runs along the Mill Valley-Sausalito Pathway and the Charles F. McGlashan Pathway. More than 400 species of migratory birds rest here after their long flights, and if …

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48.9 km

Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Nature Reserve

64.4 km

Corte Madera Pathway

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is a great protected bike path that follows the creek.

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82.7 km

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin Headlands

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views from the terraced overlook on this North-Eastern side of the bridge.
A foot trail also crosses underneath the bridge to see the other side, or to walk down …

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92.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.7 km

39.7 km

8.70 km

2.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

75.0 km

15.6 km

1.54 km

650 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 6 July

18°C

12°C

11 %

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Coastal Trail – Golden Gate Bridge loop from UCSF Parnassus

Golden Gate Vista Point

Coastal Trail

Golden Gate Bridge

Alexander Avenue viewpoint

Sausalito — Mill Valley Path

Bothin Marsh Preserve

Corte Madera Pathway

View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Marin Headlands

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