San Francisco Bay Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
San Francisco Bay Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Russell City, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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San Francisco Bay Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 2–16 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 37.65733, -122.13847
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Mack Street & Sabre Street stop 407 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Hayward Regional Shoreline, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Mack Street & Sabre Street stop 407 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- San Francisco Bay Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hayward Regional Shoreline 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Hayward Regional Shoreline & San Francisco Bay Trail 7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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