Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint–San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint–San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline near Lockwood Gardens, CA. The route passes Elmhurst Creek, Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint and San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint–San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation -1–15 ft
Out & Back · Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
Trailhead: 37.75046, -122.21072
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Edgewater Drive & Hassler Way stop 587 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Elmhurst Creek.
- 0.1 miPass Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Arrowhead Marsh Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Edgewater Drive & Hassler Way stop 587 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bay Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Elmhurst Creek–San Francisco Bay Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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