Angel Island State Park
Featured hike
Mile:
0.0: Begin from the ferry landing on Northridge Trail, which sets off to the
left (north) of the restrooms.
0.1: Junction with paved Perimeter Road. Continue on the far side of the pavement
on Northridge Trail,
0.9: Junction. Turn left onto a fire road for a few feet, then veer right, continuing
on Northridge Trail.
1.8: Northridge Trail ends at a T junction. Turn right, following the sign to
Mount Livermore.
2.1 Top of Mount Livermore. Descend back to the previous junction.
2.4: Turn right, onto Sunset Trail.
3.5: Veer right on a fire road for a few feet, then turn left back onto Sunset
Trail.
4.6: Sunset Trail ends. Cross the road near a paved route descending to group
picnic areas, then veer right, following the sign to the dock area.
4.8: Vistor Center and picnic area. Turn right and walk on a paved road the
remaining distance back to the ferry landing.
5.0: Back at the trailhead.
Getting there:
Unless you have a boat, Angel Island is only accessible by public transportation.
View some transit
options at the Angel Island Association website. Contact Blue and Gold Fleet,
(415) 773-1188, for a ferry schedule.If you start a journey to Angel Island
from a location served by BART or Muni trains, it makes perfect sense to take
public transportation to the ferry landing at San Francisco's Pier 41. Take
BART or Muni to the Embarcadero station, come above ground and transfer to the
F line (on the Embarcadero across from the Ferry Building), and proceed west
to the Fisherman's Wharf stop. Ferries to Angel Island also depart from Tiburon
and Alameda. If you want to drive to the ferry, the easiest and most direct
route to Fisherman's Wharf from the Bay Bridge is via the Embarcadero. From
the Golden Gate Bridge, take Lombard to Van Ness to North Point, then park in
one of the parking garages at Fisherman's Wharf.
GPS coordinates* for Angel Island trailhead:
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Longitude
(* based on Google Earth
data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)
Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/angelisland.html
© 2007 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker