Golden Gate National Recreation Area · California

Coastal Trail

17 mi of trail, end to end · about 3,500 ft of climbing · 13 ft–901 ft · asphalt, gravel, native, sand surface · trail class Developed, Highly Developed · bike, hiking, horse, c

ViewsHistoryVisitor centersBeaches

Along the way RODEO BEACH USS San Francisco Memorial Battery Godfrey Overlook Eagle's Point Lookout Golden Gate Overlook Lifesaving Station Overlook Mile Rock Overlook Observation Deck PACIFIC OVERLOOK Lands End Lookout Visitor Center

Trailheads Lands End Trailhead 155 ft Drive there · Sutro Heights Entrance 193 ft Drive there · Trailhead - CHECK! and NAME! 215 ft Drive there · UPPER FISHERMANS TRAIL 303 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Merrie Way Trail · 0.2 mi · from Lands End Trailhead
Lands End Staircase (North) · 0.1 mi · from Lands End Trailhead
Sutro Baths Staircase · 0.1 mi · from Lands End Trailhead
Sutro Heights Loop Trail · 0.5 mi · from Sutro Heights Entrance
Bay Area Ridge Trail & Anza Trail & Coastal Trail · 0.6 mi · from Trailhead - CHECK! and NAME!
Trail · 0.5 mi · from Trailhead - CHECK! and NAME!
Upper Fisherman's Trail · 0.5 mi · from UPPER FISHERMANS TRAIL

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.