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.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 75 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Central Avenue 37.39503, -122.06976
Nearest town Jackson Park, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Central Avenue, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miReach Hetch Hetchy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miTurn left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Central Avenue, heading SW.
  7. 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

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: East Middlefield Road & Easy Street stop 511 m from the trailhead