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🌊 Best Coastal Walks

Routes carrying the coastal tag

This collection ranks routes recorded with the coastal tag. It does not assume the sea is visible throughout or that sections are tide-independent; verify the map and current local guidance.

Updated September 2026

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A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

49.8 km

Gozo Coastal Walk

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

966 m

Gozo Coastal Walk

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Compare the top 10

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Distance, ascent, estimated moving time, difficulty and season field for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentEst. timeDifficultySeason field
Pacific Northwest Trail 01 MontanaIdaho350 km7,077 m93 hrExpertJune to October
ADT - California - T - Seg 9California70.3 km1,539 m18 hrExpertApril to October
Coast to Crest TrailCalifornia113 km4,587 m33 hrExpertApril to October
Lost Coast TrailCalifornia85.2 km1,774 m22 hrExpertApril to October
Gozo Coastal WalkMalta49.8 km966 m12 hrExpertOctober to May
California Coastal TrailCalifornia55.9 km1,263 m14 hrExpertApril to October
Whitestone Cliffs TrailConnecticut2.2 km84 m35 minModerateApril to October
La Côte-aux-Fées - ButtesNeuchâtel6.7 km345 m1 hr 55 minModerateApril to October
La Côte-aux-Fées - fixmeNeuchâtel1.4 km57 m23 minEasyApril to October
Saint Olivier - La Côte-aux-FéesNeuchâtel1.5 km59 m24 minModerateApril to October

Routes in this collection

Unconventional view, but it works. Bolinas Lagoon Preserve of Audubon Canyon Ranch, California. The coastal subspecies of Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus californicus , lacks the yellow band of median coverts, so we see only a red
Expert

ADT - California - T - Seg 9

California · United States

Distance
70.3 km
/ 43.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,539 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Coast to Crest Trail

California · United States

Distance
113 km
/ 70.1 mi
Elevation gain
4,587 m
Typical duration
33 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Lost Coast Trail

California · United States

Distance
85.2 km
/ 52.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,774 m
Typical duration
22 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Gozo Coastal Walk

Malta

Distance
49.8 km
/ 30.9 mi
Elevation gain
966 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

California Coastal Trail

California · United States

Distance
55.9 km
/ 34.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,263 m
Typical duration
14 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
Whitestone Cliffs Trail. Blue-Blazed CFPA "loop" foot path in Mattatuck State Forest. Whitestone Cliffs Trail. Blue-Blazed CFPA "loop" foot path in Mattatuck State Forest. Whitestone Cliffs Trail head sign on Spruce Brook Road / Mt Tobe.
Moderate

Whitestone Cliffs Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Côte-aux-Fées - Buttes

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
345 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

La Côte-aux-Fées - fixme

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Coastal
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Ruta Joaquín Costa

Aragon · Spain

Distance
37.1 km
/ 23.0 mi
Elevation gain
351 m
Typical duration
8 hr 55 min
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Le Pichoux Road Bridge over the Sorne River, Sornetan, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Moderate

Sur la Côte - Le Pichoux

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
215 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Coastal Trail

Agder · Norway

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pré La Vigne - Sur la Côte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
223 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
NPS Photo / Samantha Zurbuch
Moderate

Overlook Cliff Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Coastal
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Webster Cliff Trail

New Hampshire · United States

Distance
10.1 km
/ 6.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,131 m
Typical duration
3 hr 48 min
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
Expert

Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail

California · United States

Distance
160 km
/ 99.3 mi
Elevation gain
4,652 m
Typical duration
44 hr
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Hard

North Coast Ridge Trail

California · United States

Distance
16.4 km
/ 10.2 mi
Elevation gain
643 m
Typical duration
4 hr 26 min
  • Coastal
  • Mountain
Moderate

Cliff Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

California Coastal Trail

California · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Coastal
Moderate

Coastal Rail Trail

California · United States

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Coastal
Easy

Shoreline Trail

Connecticut · United States

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
1 hr 26 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Geranium carolinianum, taken at the Kentucky River Palisades, Mercer County, KY, May 21 2016.
Moderate

River Road

Kentucky · United States

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
176 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • River
  • Coastal
500px provided description: Climbed the mountain to see the view from the fire tower, got up just before a strong storm rolled in and poured rain at lower elevations. [#storm ,#pines ,#g12 ,#Canon ,#August ,#Maine ,#Acadia ,#Mt Desert Islan
Moderate

Beech Cliff Trail

Maine · United States

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
247 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Coastal
Moderate

Frankenstein Cliff Trail

New Hampshire · United States

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Coastal
Moderate

Cliff Walk

New Hampshire · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
257 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Coastal
Jordan Pond Trail Bridge and the North Bubble in Acadia National Park, Maine
Moderate

Jordan Cliffs Trail

Maine · United States

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Coastal

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