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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.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 16 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gilman Street 37.87785, -122.30974
Nearest town University Village, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Gilman Street, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Virginia Street Extension, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto Bay Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.9 miReach Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Virginia Street Extension, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Gilman Street, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

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

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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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