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Nike Missile Site – The Point loop from San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge

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Nike Missile Site – The Point loop from San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge

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Nike Missile Site – The Point loop from San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge

05:33

18.2km

630m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Mori Point (GGNRA)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.05 km

Sneath Lane Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sneath Lane Trail is an almost 2-mile-long trail that takes you up to Sweeney Ridge. You need to climb to get to the top, but the elevation is gradually, so it is not a challenging trail.

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4.28 km

San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

Highlight • Monument

Memorial near the spot where the Spanish colonial Portola Expedition on Nov 4, 1769 saw San Francisco Bay for the first time.

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4.34 km

Portolá Discovery Site Monument

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This is the spot from which participants of the Portola Expedition saw the San Francisco Bay for the very first time. It's essentially the spot at which the existence of …

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5.34 km

Nike Missile Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Nike Missile Sites were Cold War-era anti-aircraft missile sites in the United States, designed to defend against potential Soviet air attacks. This site was in place to San Francisco.

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6.13 km

Mori Ridge, Sweeney Ridge, and Notch Trail junction

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mori Ridge trail is a wide gravel road that leads down to Mori Point and Highway 1. Notch trail is officially not for biking, and the many stairs (not mentioned …

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8.83 km

Pedestrian underpass

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Traffic on Cabrillo Highway 1 can be dangerous. There is a pedestrian subway here that runs underneath to safely cross.

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10.4 km

Mori Point Summit Graffiti Bunkers

Highlight • Monument

The remaining walls of old defensive structures near the summit of Mori Point are a display of colorful and often creative spray paintings.

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10.7 km

The Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Terrific vista from the point at the end of bluffs trail popular with romantic locals, also made famous worldwide cineastically in the end scene of Harold & Maude

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15.6 km

Coast Guard Site

Ruins

18.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

2.61 km

2.16 km

1.03 km

861 m

149 m

Surfaces

5.83 km

5.71 km

2.63 km

2.07 km

1.63 km

339 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 27 May

19°C

10°C

11 %

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Nike Missile Site – The Point loop from San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge

Sneath Lane Trail

San Francisco Bay Discovery Site

Portolá Discovery Site Monument

Nike Missile Site

Mori Ridge, Sweeney Ridge, and Notch Trail junction

Pedestrian underpass

Mori Point Summit Graffiti Bunkers

The Point

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