Hayward Regional Shoreline

San Francisco Bay Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

San Francisco Bay Trail is a 3.3-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 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 20 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 37.64739, -122.14508
Nearest town Russell City, CA

Directions

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San Francisco Bay Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 3–18 ft

Out & Back · Hayward Regional Shoreline

Trailhead: connector · 37.64739, -122.14508

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Cabot Boulevard & Radley Court stop 651 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left onto Hayward Regional Shoreline, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cabot Boulevard & Radley Court stop 651 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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