Bay Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in McLaughlin Eastshore State Park near West Berkeley, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 16 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.86143, -122.31631
Nearest town West Berkeley, CA
Directions
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Bay Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 4–18 ft
Out & Back · McLaughlin Eastshore State Park
Trailhead: 37.86143, -122.31631
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Seawall Drive & University Avenue stop 176 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Bay Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miReach Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 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
18% paved82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:09 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Seawall Drive & University Avenue stop 176 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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