Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
A2E–Hetch Hetchy Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
A2E–Hetch Hetchy Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Jackson Park, CA. The route reaches A2E at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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A2E–Hetch Hetchy Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 7–58 ft
Out & Back · Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: Hetch Hetchy Trail · 37.40124, -122.06745
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: East Middlefield Road & Easy Street stop 268 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading N.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach A2E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: East Middlefield Road & Easy Street stop 268 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Stevens Creek Viewpoint & Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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