Hawk Hill (Marin Headlands)
Marin Headlands / Golden Gate · near Sausalito / San Francisco · SF Bay Area
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- short
- Best season
- Year-round; clearest in fall; foggy summer mornings
What is here
- Scenery
- coast
- Amenities
- Iconic Golden Gate Bridge views · Right across the bridge from SF · Marin Headlands parkland · Links to coastal & Sausalito routes
- Best for
- The classic Golden Gate view ride
- Features
- California's postcard cycling view · Punchy climb, huge reward · Steps from the Golden Gate Bridge · Gateway to Marin Headlands routes
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Tourist traffic & pedestrians near viewpoints · One-way narrow descent on the far side · Fog & wind on the headlands · Bridge bike-path etiquette — yield to walkers
- Beginner friendly
- No
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- coastal · climb
- Road
- mixed
- Climbing
- 2
- Ride notes
- The postcard ride just across the Golden Gate Bridge — a short, punchy climb up Conzelman Road along the Marin Headlands with jaw-dropping views back at the bridge, the city, and the Pacific
- Stats note
- ~1.7 mi climb, ~900 ft; iconic Golden Gate Bridge views
- Seasonal
- No
- Intl tip
- The postcard ride just across the Golden Gate Bridge — a short, punchy climb up Conzelman Rd in the Marin Headlands to jaw-dropping views of the bridge, the SF skyline, and the Pacific. A gateway to the wild coastal headlands roads and routes toward Sausalito. Draws tourist crowds and pedestrians; the far-side descent is narrow and one-way; the headlands are often foggy and windy. Yield to walkers on the bridge path, pick a clear fall day, descend with care.
The guide
Hawk Hill, at the top of Conzelman Road in the Marin Headlands, delivers the single most iconic view in Bay Area cycling — the …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Hawk Hill (Marin Headlands) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.826, -122.499