The Owl Trail is an easy 2 mile (288 ft. elevation gain) out and back hike in Muir Woods that travels from the Muir Beach Overlook to Slide Ranch, along a beautiful oceanfront path. This is a fantastic family-friendly hike with beautiful vistas of the ocean and the Marin headlands.

Parking at Muir Beach Overlook is free and has bathrooms. Trail has no shade, but ocean breeze keeps you cool.  It can get windy so be prepared. 

For those that want a little more adventure add Slide Ranch Tidepool South Beach Loop (1 mile) to beach and tidepools. This is a gorgeous, family-friendly loop along the bluffs above the Pacific Ocean. The trail includes a geodesic dome and a yurt, as well as a side trail leading to the beach. When the tide is low, there are tidepools. Please only look, don't touch, at the tidepools. Keep an eye out for birds of prey and other wildlife.

For those of you that want to picnic there are picnic tables at Slide Ranch, a non profit educational farm. Please consider leaving a donation.  Dogs are not allowed on this trail.

 Lupe Zendejas is leading this hike.

Hikers will meet at the Woodland Presbyterian Church parking lot at 8:00 a.m. to sign in, receive instructions for the day, and form carpools.  We will leave at 8:15 for the 1 hour and 40 minute drive.

The Woodland Outdoor Wanderers is a community-based organization open to all, and dedicated to introducing Yoloans to their natural and cultural environments, and to each other.  For more information  email kathyjtrott@gmail.com