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Hayward Regional Shoreline

Hayward Regional Shoreline & San Francisco Bay Trail

7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Hayward Regional Shoreline & San Francisco Bay Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Hayward Regional Shoreline near Russell City, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 16 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.65733, -122.13847
Nearest town Russell City, CA
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Hayward Regional Shoreline & San Francisco Bay Trail

7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 2–16 ft

Out & Back · Hayward Regional Shoreline

Trailhead: 37.65733, -122.13847

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Mack Street & Sabre Street stop 407 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hayward Regional Shoreline, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.2 miReach Hayward Regional Shoreline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Hayward Regional Shoreline, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1 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/hayward-regional-shoreline-san-francisco-bay-trail-out-back-11-km-6483

Trail surface

95% gravel2% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mack Street & Sabre Street stop 407 m from the trailhead

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