Golden Gate Winter 50k Marathon 30k Half Marathon & 8k

February 1, 2025

Sausalito

Trail

Distances

Marathon, Half-Marathon

Starting Time

8:00 AM

Fees

$65+

Perfect For

Ready to sign up?

100-500

Challenging

Mountain Views

High: 59°

/ Low: 46°

As noted above, the Golden Gate Trail Run is actually run twice during the year — in the late winter on Saturday, Feb. 3, and in the heat of summer in July. Both races use the same courses for all race distances.

Organized by Coastal Trail Runs — a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based race event management company which hosts nearly 30 marathon, half marathon and other distance races up and down the coasts of Oregon and California throughout the year — the race takes runners in the half marathon on an out-and-back loop route that starts at Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which spans some 60 miles along the Northern California shoreline near San Francisco.

The half marathon course takes runners from the starting line at Rodeo Beach almost immediately into the hills just north of the beach, starting runners off with a climb of more than 800 feet over the course of the first two miles. Runners follow trails that wind through the hills and mountains of the Marin Headlands, which feature names like the Coastal, Wolf Ridge, Miwock, Old Springs and Marincello trails, among others.
Runners make what is basically a clockwise loop through the park, bringing them around along the ridgeline that looks over the Redwood Highway into nearby Sausalito, and then south back in the direction of Conzelman Road, the famed roadway that winds along the coastline and looks out onto Point Diablo and Bonita Cove.
The final few miles of the race route bring runners off the trails and onto Conzelman Road for a brief stretch, including a pass by the historic Nike Missile Site, which once stood guard during the Cold War as one of the nation’s last lines of defense should Soviet bombers make a strike against the U.S. coast. The course then winds back around the Rodeo Lagoon for the race finish right where runners started back at the beach.

Golden Gate Winter 50k Marathon 30k Half Marathon & 8k Results

Overview

Mountains, beaches and a challenging hilly trail run through a vast, unspoiled wilderness that sits right across the bay from one of the country’s densest urban areas — that’s what awaits runners who make the trek across the Golden Gate Bridge to tackle the mid-winter running of the Golden Gate Trail Half Marathon, part of an event that also features a full marathon, 50K, 30K and the 5-mile distance. As noted above, the Golden Gate Trail Run is actually run twice during the year — in the late winter on Saturday, Feb. 3, and in the heat of summer in July. Both races use the same courses for all race distances. Organized by Coastal Trail Runs — a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based race event management company which hosts nearly 30 marathon, half marathon and other distance races up and down the coasts of Oregon and California throughout the year — the race takes runners in the half marathon on an out-and-back loop route that starts at Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which spans some 60 miles along the Northern California shoreline near San Francisco.

Course Description

Past Results

Golden Gate Winter 50k Marathon 30k Half Marathon & 8k Results