Apay Way & Soaproot Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Coyote Hills Regional Park near Jarvis Landing, CA. It climbs 275 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 131 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quarry Trail 37.53373, -122.07455
Nearest town Jarvis Landing, CA
Directions
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Apay Way & Soaproot Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 9–132 ft
Out & Back · Coyote Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Quarry Trail · 37.53373, -122.07455
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Apay Way, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left onto Bayview Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Soaproot Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quail Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bayview Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Apay Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Quail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Soaproot Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Soaproot Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bayview Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Apay Way, heading S.
- 1.6 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
68% gravel22% paved10% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Quarry Trail Trailhead
- Apay Way 3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Red Hill Trail via Apay Way 3.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Soaproot Viewpoint & Bayview Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 151 ft
- Apay Way & Meadowlark Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Bayview Viewpoint–Bayview Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft
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