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Coyote Hills Regional Park

Alameda Creek–Bayview Trail, 5 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Alameda Creek–Bayview Trail, 5 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Coyote Hills Regional Park near Jarvis Landing, CA. The route reaches Alameda Creek at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 131 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bayview Trail 37.55126, -122.08542
Nearest town Jarvis Landing, CA
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Alameda Creek–Bayview Trail, 5 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5–132 ft

Out & Back · Coyote Hills Regional Park

Trailhead: Bayview Trail · 37.55126, -122.08542

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bayview Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Soaproot Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading N.
  10. 100 ftSharp left onto Chochenyo Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto D.U.S.T. Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miReach Alameda Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Chochenyo Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miSharp right onto Bayview Trail, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 200 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Soaproot Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Bayview Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alameda-creek-out-back-4-km-f5c8

Trail surface

70% gravel24% paved3% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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