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San Francisco Bay Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Mulford Gardens, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 13 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: San Francisco Bay Trail 37.69082, -122.18363
Nearest town Mulford Gardens, CA

Directions

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San Francisco Bay Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 5–13 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: San Francisco Bay Trail · 37.69082, -122.18363

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Fairway Drive & Monarch Bay Drive stop 591 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on San Francisco Bay Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.9 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miReach San Francisco Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2 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

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Fairway Drive & Monarch Bay Drive stop 591 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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