Bay Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in McLaughlin Eastshore State Park near University Village, CA. 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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Bay Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 7–16 ft
Out & Back · McLaughlin Eastshore State Park
Trailhead: Gilman Street · 37.87785, -122.30974
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Gilman Street & 6th Street stop 722 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Gilman Street, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Virginia Street Extension, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bay Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miReach Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Virginia Street Extension, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gilman Street, 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gilman Street & 6th Street stop 722 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Gilman Street Trailhead
- Virginia Street Extension 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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