Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
Elmhurst Creek–San Francisco Bay Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elmhurst Creek–San Francisco Bay Trail, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline near Melrose, CA. The route reaches 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.
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Elmhurst Creek–San Francisco Bay Trail, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation -1–15 ft
Out & Back · Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
Trailhead: 37.76096, -122.21504
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Elmhurst Creek.
- 500 ftTurn left onto San Leandro Creek Trail West, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Elmhurst Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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