A2E–Song Sparrow Spur Trail, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Rex Manor, CA. The route reaches A2E. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 26 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.42559, -122.07344
Nearest town Rex Manor, CA
Directions
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A2E–Song Sparrow Spur Trail, 3 sights
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 4–26 ft
Out & Back · Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 37.42559, -122.07344
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: 2011 Stierlin Court stop 281 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass A2E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Song Sparrow Spur Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach A2E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% gravel19% paved8% dirt3% boardwalk10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 2011 Stierlin Court stop 281 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Stevens Creek Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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