AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

A4 via Sunnyvale East Channel Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

A4 via Sunnyvale East Channel Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Alviso, CA. The route reaches A4. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 16 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sunnyvale East Channel Trail 37.41477, -122.00373
Nearest town Alviso, CA
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A4 via Sunnyvale East Channel Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 1–16 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sunnyvale East Channel Trail · 37.41477, -122.00373

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

Transit-accessible: East Caribbean Drive & Moffett Park Drive stop 396 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Sunnyvale East Channel Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftPass A4.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 2 miReach A4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunnyvale East Channel Trail, heading SW.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/a4-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

99% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Caribbean Drive & Moffett Park Drive stop 396 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Alviso, California