Interactive Map

Point Reyes National Recration Area.
Bear Valley Trailhead - 8.6 miles

• Start at Parking lot
• South End of Parking Lot (end of the Road)
• 0.0 miles - At The Big Bear Valley Sign
• 0.0 miles - Take Fire Road straight ahead (Bear Valley Trail)
• 0.2 miles - Pass Mount Whitenberg trail
• 0.8 miles - Pass Meadown trail
• 1.6 miles - Reach the Meadown Divide
            Bathrooms located hear
            Pass Old Mine Trail
• 3.1 miles - Pass Baldy & Glen Trails
            Bike Rack is here (No bikes allowed beyond this point)
            Trail becomes narrow
• 4.0 miles - Left onto Coast Trail
• 4.1 miles - Right out to Arch Rock
• 4.2 miles - Reach Arch Rock
           Enjoy the view anytime of the year.
• Retrace your Steps back to Bear Valley Trail Head
• 8.4 miles - Finish

Route Info

• Start Elevation - 162 ft
• Max Elevation - 380 ft
• Minimum Elevation - 70 ft
• Net Elevation - 584 ft
• Out and Back Run
• For longer runs head North on Costal Trail

Directions to the Run

• Start at Heart & Sole Sports
• South Brookwood .1 miles
• West on 3rd Street go 1 mile
• 101 South go 15 miles
• Exit East Washington St.
• Right East Washington go .7 miles
• Left Lakeview Blvd. go .1 miles
• Right East D St .
• Turns into Point Reyes-Petaluma Rd. go 11 miles
• At Stop sign turn Right (go across small bridge)
• Left onto Highway 1
• continue on Highway 1 through the town of Point Reyes station go 2.1 miles
• right on Bear Valley Rd. go .5 miles
• Left turn just past the red barn
• continue up the road to the Bear Valley Visitor Center.