PT REYES: SCULPTURED BEACH

PT REYES: SCULPTURED BEACH

Hike Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Leader: Sam Kaufman

Leader Email: geogrman@yahoo.com

Leader Phone: 510-599-4056

SF Meeting Location Whole Foods @ 2001 Market St. Meet on the Dolores St. side.(There's parking on the street or below the building.

SF Meeting Time:  8:05 AM (departure shortly thereafter)

NOTE: Please only show up at Whole Foods if you have arranged for a ride ahead of time.

East Bay Meeting Location: Rockridge BART station. Meet at the bottom of the escalators. (There's free and ample parking)

East Bay Meeting Time:  8:15 AM (departure shortly thereafter)

NOTE: Please only show up at Rockridge BART if you have arranged for a ride ahead of time.

Rating: Level 4

Mileage: 11.2 miles

Elevation Gain: 1900'

Description: Starting at the parking lot past the Pt. Reyes Hostel off Limantour Road, we will hike up the Laguna trail, connect with the wooded Sky Trail on the ridge and descend to the coast via the Woodward Valley Trail. There will be expansive views of the Pacific. A short ways along the Coast trail takes us to lunch at Sculptured Beach. We'll return via the Coast, Firelane and Laguna trails back to the cars.

Bring / Wear: Please bring plenty of water, lunch, layers and sturdy hiking shoes. Hiking poles will be useful on the rocky sections.

Rain Policy: Cancelled in the event of rain. Contact hike leader in the event of a rain forecast.

Dogs: Dogs are NOT welcome at the National Seashore.

Trailhead Meeting Place: The parking lot on the right past the Pt. Reyes Hostel/Limantour Lodge.  Take Hwy 101 in Marin to Sir Francis Drake, and head west all the way to Hwy 1 in Olema.  Turn right, and then an immediate left into Point Reyes national seashore.  Continue past the visitor center, and in about 1 mile turn left at the sign for Limantour Beach.  Drive over the crest, and about 2/3rds of the way down to the beach, make a left turn at the intersection. There will be a sign for the Point Reyes Hostel. Pass the hostel and look for the parking area via a bridge across the creek. Overflow parking is on the right before the bridge. Google Maps link.

Trailhead Meeting Time: 9:45 AM

Trailhead Departure Time: 10:00 AM

Round Trip driving mileage: 45 miles from Whole Foods; 49 miles from Rockridge BART.

Passenger Carpool Fees: $14 (SF and Rockridge)