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Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline

Elmhurst Creek–Bay Trail, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elmhurst Creek–Bay Trail, 4 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline near Brookfield Village, 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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 16 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: San Leandro Creek Trail East 37.73270, -122.19869
Nearest town Brookfield Village, CA
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Elmhurst Creek–Bay Trail, 4 sights

6.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 0–15 ft

Out & Back · Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline

Trailhead: San Leandro Creek Trail East · 37.73270, -122.19869

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Hegenberger Road & Leet Drive stop 56 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on San Leandro Creek Trail East, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Elmhurst Creek.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bay Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miReach Elmhurst Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto San Leandro Creek Trail East, heading NE.
  14. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/elmhurst-creek-bay-trail-out-back-4-sights-10-km

Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:16 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Hegenberger Road & Leet Drive stop 56 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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