1 mile. One way. Moderate. The trail is flat once you climb the gentle
slope from the parking lot.
Park at Gray Whale Cove State Beach on the inland side of Highway One,
1.4 miles north of Montara State Beach.
Information: Half Moon Bay State Beach, (650) 726-8819
A hike on Gray Whale Cove Trail will take your breath away. Below you, the Pacific Ocean crashes against granite outcrops. To the north, looms gray-green San Pedro Mountain and inland hulks pristine Montara Mountain.
California Coastal scrub vegetation lines the trail. Look for the gray-green, thread-like leaves of coast sagebrush and the bright green, coarsely toothed leaves of coyote bush. Watch out for poison oak, which has three shiny reddish-green leaves.
Gray Whale Cove Trail is one of the best places on the Coastside to see masses of spring wildflowers such as blue Douglas irises, bright pink wild hollyhocks and glistening yellow buttercups.
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