Albany Beach & Bay Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in McLaughlin Eastshore State Park near University Village, CA. The route reaches Albany Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 23 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.88741, -122.30756
Nearest town University Village, CA
Directions
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Albany Beach & Bay Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 4–22 ft
Out & Back · McLaughlin Eastshore State Park
Trailhead: 37.88741, -122.30756
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 800 Buchanan Street stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bay Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Albany Beach.
- 1.6 miReach Albany Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 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
62% paved38% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: 800 Buchanan Street stop 120 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Bay Viewpoint–Albany Beach, 3 beaches 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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