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Arch Rock Loop via Glen Trail, Coast Trail and Bear Valley Trail

Starting from Glen Campground, this loop leaves the quiet backcountry camp area on the Glen Trail, crossing wooded ridges, small drainages, coastal scrub and open grassy slopes before bending westward toward the exposed Pacific side of Point Reyes National Seashore.

The route then follows the Coast Trail toward the Miller Point and former Arch Rock area, where the sheltered inland landscape gives way to ocean bluffs, sea stacks, surf-facing headlands and broad views over the wild shoreline.

After exploring the coastal edge, the loop turns inland on the Bear Valley Trail, tracing a gentler valley corridor with creekside vegetation, forest shade and meadow openings before climbing back through the Glen Trail network to the campground.

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  • Distance: 5.9 mi
  • Elevation gain: 347 m
  • Maximum elevation: 245 m
  • Elevation loss: 348 m
  • Minimum elevation: 2 m
  • Moving time: 2 h 42 m
  • Moving speed: 2.2 mph
  • Maximum speed: 6.8 mph
  • Total time: 3 h 7 m
  • Global speed: 1.9 mph

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Trail profile

  • Distance: 5.9 mi
  • Elevation gain: 347 m
  • Maximum elevation: 245 m
  • Elevation loss: 348 m
  • Minimum elevation: 2 m
  • Moving time: 2 h 42 m
  • Moving speed: 2.2 mph
  • Maximum speed: 6.8 mph
  • Total time: 3 h 7 m
  • Global speed: 1.9 mph

About this trail

Name: Arch Rock Loop via Glen Trail, Coast Trail and Bear Valley Trail trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: 11, Glen Camp Loop, Marin County, California, United States (37.98927 -122.78858)

End: 10, Glen Camp Loop, Marin County, California, United States (37.98942 -122.78826)

Coordinates: 37.98538 -122.81347 37.99941 -122.78809

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Gear up for your next adventure:

🚶Walking Pedometers - Simple distance tracking for casual trail walkers
🛰️Outdoor GPS Navigation - Navigation devices for remote and off-grid areas
🥤Hydration Bladders - Hands-free hydration systems for backpacks
📱Rugged Phone Cases - Heavy-duty protection for smartphones used as secondary GPS tools
🧊Personal Water Filters - Drink safely from mountain streams marked on your map

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