Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline

Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint–San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint–San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline near Brookfield Village, CA. The route passes Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint, San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint and Elmhurst Creek. 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 mi0 – 16 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.73780, -122.21007
Nearest town Brookfield Village, CA

Directions

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Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint–San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint, 6 sights

5.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation -1–15 ft

Out & Back · Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline

Trailhead: 37.73780, -122.21007

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

Transit-accessible: stop 468 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Arrowhead Marsh Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miPass Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint.
  4. 50 ftPass San Leandro Creek Trail West Viewpoint.
  5. 350 ftPass Elmhurst Creek.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bay Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miReach Arrowhead Marsh Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% paved4% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:16 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 468 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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