California trails · Half Moon Bay Beach Route
Half Moon Bay Beach Route
A 4.9-mile network in California, with 21 ft of climbing. Reaches Miramar Beach and other beach destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 4.9 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Miramar Beach (beach)
- Naples Beach (beach)
- Elmar Beach (beach)
- Redondo Beach (beach)
- Mateo Coast State Beaches (beach)
- Vallejo Beach (beach)
- Venice Beach (beach)
- Dunes Beach (beach)
- El Granada Beach (beach)
- Francis Beach (beach)
Getting there
Half Moon Bay Beach Route access — restroom, water. About 40 min drive (27 mi) from Menlo Park. 37.50083, -122.47090 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:50 a.m., the sun rises at 7:16 a.m. and sets at 6:34 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:00 p.m. (PDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.9-mile route takes roughly 1 h 50 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:06 a.m. — 9 h 27 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Half Moon Bay Beach Route + to Half Moon Bay State Beach + Coastside Trl — 0.8 mi loop, 32 ft gain
- Coastside Horse Trl + Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail (South) + Half Moon Bay Beach Route — 3.4 mi loop, 105 ft gain
- Half Moon Bay Beach Route + Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail (South) + Coastside Trl — 1.9 mi loop, 71 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Skyline To The Sea Trail — 25.6 mi