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20 Miles of Point Reyes

Two 10-mile hikes | Moderate

Explore these two loops: Lake Ranch-Ridge Trail and Fire Lane-Woodward. Both of these rather long and moderately strenuous hikes ascend the west-facing slope of Inverness Ridge and traverse long sections its fir-forested spine.