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Hayward Regional Shoreline

San Francisco Bay Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

San Francisco Bay Trail is a 2.8-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 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 16 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 37.64739, -122.14508
Nearest town Russell City, CA
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San Francisco Bay Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 0–16 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 miContinue straight onto Hayward Regional Shoreline, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miReach San Francisco Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hayward Regional Shoreline, heading SW.
  6. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/san-francisco-bay-trail-out-back-5-km-f799

Trail surface

68% gravel5% paved27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 8 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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