Parking
Start at Olema Valley (South) Trailhead, across from the McCurdy Trail. The roadside pullout holds only a few cars; no restroom was found there.
Overview
About Pablo Point Trail
Why go
- A distinctive valley approach, ridge climb, and wooded meadow in one route.
Heads up
- The last mile is unmaintained, with no confirmed viewpoint.
- A winter/spring ford can be knee-deep and fast-moving.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation138–1,106 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
4 active Point Reyes alerts
- ClosureOld Tocaloma/Platform Bridge closed to vehiclesDo not drive across the Old Tocaloma/Platform Bridge; it is closed to all vehicular traffic until further notice.Official details
- ClosurePalomarin Beach Trail closedPalomarin Beach Trail is closed to all visitors, employees, and residents until further notice; do not use the trail. - The trail is closed because unstable and failing sections have made it unsafe.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Point Reyes Tour Guide
Your drive to Pablo Point Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Point Reyes National Seashore. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Why the Radio Stations Stood Apart0:00 / 0:26
“Long-distance radio had a local problem: a powerful transmitter could drown out a faint incoming signal. So in 1914, Marconi built a sending station at Bolinas and placed the receiver near Marshall on Tomales Bay.”
Plays on the road 0.3 mi from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Point Reyes Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Coast Miwok Story Continues
- Where Redwoods Meet Chaparral
- After the Pelican's Splash
- When the Herons Left the Redwoods
- 61 audio storiesacross Point Reyes’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Northern Elephant Seal, Grey Whale, Humpback Whale, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 65 trails, 41 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Pablo Point Trail
What the hike reachesPablo Point is a 5.4-mile out-and-back from the Olema Valley (South) Trailhead, about 2.
Pablo Point is a 5.4-mile out-and-back from the Olema Valley (South) Trailhead, about 2.7 miles each way. Walk roughly half a mile on Olema Valley Trail, climb 1.2 miles on Teixeira Trail, then follow the mapped mile-long Pablo spur to a meadow and return the same way. Allow about four hours. The end is an indistinct meadow, not a confirmed ocean viewpoint, so choose this for the route through Olema Valley and Inverness Ridge rather than a panoramic payoff.
The rougher spurTeixeira climbs the southern end of Inverness Ridge.
Teixeira climbs the southern end of Inverness Ridge. The last mile is mapped as unmaintained; earlier walks describe nettles and poison oak near the start and a track that fades into brush at the meadow. No clear endpoint or reliable open view has been verified. Don't push past the mapped trail trying to reach the geographic point. The wooded spur has oak, manzanita, and Douglas fir; a fall visit also noted huckleberry tunnels and lichen on the fir branches.
Access and conditionsStart at the Olema Valley (South) Trailhead across from the McCurdy Trail.
Start at the Olema Valley (South) Trailhead across from the McCurdy Trail. Parking is a small roadside pullout for only a few cars; no restroom was found there. The Olema Valley section floods in winter and spring. Just south of the Teixeira junction, a ford can be knee-deep and silty, with a fast current and unstable stones; avoid this route after heavy rain. Pets are prohibited on this trail.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Point Reyes
2,552 sightingsNorthern Elephant SealMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
127 sightingsGrey WhaleMost seen around noonSighting map
109 sightingsHumpback WhaleMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
29 sightingsSteller Sea LionMost seen around noonSighting map
203 sightingsCalifornia Sea LionMost seen around noonSighting map
352 sightingsHarbor SealMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Point Reyes. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
