The challenging route starts up a long driveway between three hillside homes and ends at an intimate, hidden beach called Pirates Cove. “It’s so beautiful and so remote,” ranger Mia Monroe told SFGATE.
. There’s a shorter 4-mile round-trip hike from nearby Muir Beach accessible via Highway 1 and trails with similar elevation gain that come in from Tennessee Valley.
The real treat is a spectacularly framed view of the San Francisco skyline with the Golden Gate Bridge just above the slopes and ridges of the Marin Headlands. It's as if someone sculpted the hills precisely for a postcard shot.I don’t exaggerate when I say I hit a very steep uphill drive just after exiting Highway 101 in the shadow of Mount Tamalpais. The two-lane road is almost as winding as it is narrow, twisting and turning past hillside ranches, bungalows and mansions.
The hike opened with a short trek among giant eucalyptus trees before rays of sun came pouring in from above. Importantly, this is the last time you’ll have shade on the hike, so be sure to pack sunblock and water. As I followed the trail along the ridge, wildflowers peppered the green grass and shrubbery.Eric Brooks Special to SFGATE
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