San Francisco Bay Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Shoreline Park near Rex Manor, 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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San Francisco Bay Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 3–26 ft
Out & Back · Shoreline Park
Trailhead: 37.42524, -122.07614
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: 2011 Stierlin Court stop 438 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach San Francisco Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 2011 Stierlin Court stop 438 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via San Francisco Bay Trail
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