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Wild Recovery San Jose, California

January 15th, 2011 Pt. Reyes National Seashore Marin County

The Place

The Point Reyes Peninsula has an extremely rich biological diversity. Everything from Tule Elk to Elephant Seals and over 490 bird species can be found here due to the variety of habitat and uniqueness of the geology.

Walking the Walk

Trail:  We start through a forest of Bishop Pine and Douglas fir down the Bayview Trail to the Laguna Trail. When we reach the hostel we cut across to the Coast Trail hiking through coastal scrub and prairie on the way to Drake’s Bay. We will have our meeting on Limantour Beach. Afterwards we continue on Coast trail to Fire Lane Trail & up to Sky Trail. From the Sky Trailhead we follow Bayview Trail back to the start.

Level: 3.5 - Miles: 10.5 - Elevation change: 1,200 ft - Host: Troy & Amy H.

Directions:

From San Jose:Take 880 north to 580 West. Cross the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge and continue onto 101 north. Take the Central San Rafael exit and stay in the left lane. Turn left on 3rd St., which becomes 4th St. and then becomes Red Hill Rd. In San Anselmo bear right onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd. towards Fairfax. Follow Sir Francis Drake Blvd. for 16 miles and in Olema turn right on Hwy 1. Take the first left on Bear Valley Rd. Go 1.8 miles, passing the Visitor Center, and turn left on Limantour Rd.  Follow Limantour Rd. to the Bay View Trailhead on the right side.