Hetch Hetchy Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Hetch Hetchy Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Jackson Park, CA. 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.
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Hetch Hetchy Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 48–75 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Central Avenue · 37.39503, -122.06976
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: East Middlefield Road & Easy Street stop 511 m from the trailhead
- Start on Central Avenue, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Hetch Hetchy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Central Avenue, heading SW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:53 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: East Middlefield Road & Easy Street stop 511 m from the trailhead
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