This week we return to Point Reyes National Seashore to do a loop hike from the Muddy Hollow Trailhead.Here's Wendy's description of our upcoming hike: "Great views and, we hope, some tule elk! Last year we saw several endangered Myrtle's Silverspots. Note: this hike is longer than we usually do (about 7 miles), but last time we made it back on time."
Directions to the trailhead: Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard west to Olema. Turn right on Route 1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Road. Continue past Park Headquarters (turn in if you need a restroom, there are none at the trailhead) and go left on Limantour Road. When you see a paved road to the Hostel on the left, turn right on the dirt road to Muddy Hollow parking lot. Carpool from St. Rita at 8:55 am.
Weather forecast: As of Friday, May 28, the National Weather Service forecast for this area was sunny with a high near 55 (Click here for an updated forecast).
More on this hike: The Martins' book, Hiking Marin, was lasted updated in 2006, so it does not show the current trail which now only loops back to the Muddy Hollow Trailhead and no longer has an offshoot that goes to the Limantour Beach parking lot as shown on the Martins’ map. But their hike "G7 Coast - Beach - Muddy Hollow Trails" does show the area where we'll be hiking. However, the Point Reyes National Seashore's North District Hiking Map does show the new loop trail and pegs the distance at exactly 7.0 miles. The following Google Earth image shows the area (click on it to open a large picture in your Web browser).
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