Bay View Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Point Pinole Regional Shoreline near Giant, CA. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 98 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.99337, -122.35750
Nearest town Giant, CA
Directions
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Bay View Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 40 min
Elevation 25–99 ft
Out & Back · Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Trailhead: 37.99337, -122.35750
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:17 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: West County Detention Facility stop 261 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bay View Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cook's Point Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bay View Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Giant Station Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bay View Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cook's Point Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bay View Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
25% gravel75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:17 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:56 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:17 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:46 PM.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: West County Detention Facility stop 261 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Packhouse Trail via Giant Station Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Pinole Point–Owl Pond, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Owl Pond–Bay View Trail, 5 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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