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Wildflowers - Spring Along the Pacific Headlands - Muir Beach Vicinity
We'll be hiking the Heather Cutoff Trail, the Owl Trail to Slide Ranch. Then back to the Muir Beach Overlook. From there down through the community of Muir Beach to Muir Beach itself. After lunch on to Green Gulch Farm and a steep climb up to the the top of Coyote Ridge and back down to the cars.
The above subject to change due to weather, POIs of particular interest, hiking capacity of the hikers and desire not to repeat trails recently hiked.
The final decision for the most interesting trails to hike will be made when weather at the trailhead and prospects accordingly; can be determined at that time, in situ.
Find wildflowers below to be ready identify when they appears.
The hike, with leader Jordan Herrmann, will be more strenuous (Distance 7.8miles with many ups and downs for about a 1000' elevation gain, reaching a high-point of almost 1000'.) A little more then our usual Saturday hikes. We'll get back to the cars at 2:15pm.
Wildflowers are robust and bloom earliest around the Headlands and in the coastal scrub and nearby chaparral.
On this hike we all will identify the blooming wildflowers and plants we see in the following way:
The list below names some of the early bloomers we may see. Using Google and this link Click here, then enter your flower or plant name to see a photo.
Google the flowers below and see how many you can identify the day of the hike.
Blue Dicks (in bloom)
Yerba Santa
Chamise
Sage
Baby Blue Eyes
Poppy
Checker Bloom (Holly Hock)
Blue Eyed Grass
Ceanothus
Zigadenus
Indian Warrior
Indian Pink
Popcorn Flower
Hog Fennel
Loco Weed
Sanicle
Monkey Flower
Sticky Seed
. Foot-Steps-of-Spring
Scarlet Pimpernel
Red Maids
Yarrow
Seaside Dais
Ocean Spray
Cow Parsnip
Wild Carrot
Wild Radish
Pt.Reyes Creeper
Wild Cucumber
Wild Iris
Chaparral Bloom
Mission Bells
Fairy Lantern
Don't let wildflowers go unidentified!
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LocationMuir Beach Parking Lot (View)
Pacific Way
Muir Beach, CA 94965
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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