Featured hike:
Mile:
0.0: Begin on signed Bodega Head Trail, which sets off from the north side of the parking lot.
0.35: Junction. Continue straight/left toward Horseshoe Cove Overlook.
0.55: Overlook and turnaround point. Return to the parking lot.
1.1: Back at the trailhead, cross parking lot and pick up the southern leg of Bodega Head Trail, to the left of the vault toilets.
1.2: Paths scatter -- stay to the right.
1.25: Fishermen's memorial. Bear left and follow the coastline south.
2.2: Junction just before parking lot. Bear left to remain on the path.
2.5: Cross Westshore Road.
2.6: Fork. Turn left to return to the trailhead. 2.8: Back at the parking lot.
Getting there:
From Bodega Bay (Sonoma County), turn west onto Eastshore Road. Drive about 0.3 mile on Eastshore to a stop sign, then turn right onto Bay Flat Road. Drive about 3.4 miles, initially along the harbor (where the road seamlessly becomes Westshore Road), then after a sharp hairpin turn, uphill to an unsigned fork. Bear right and continue 0.2 mile to the parking lot.
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(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)
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