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Hayward Regional Shoreline

San Francisco Bay Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

San Francisco Bay Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Hayward Regional Shoreline near Russell City, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 20 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.63777, -122.13645
Nearest town Russell City, CA
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San Francisco Bay Trail

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 3–18 ft

Out & Back · Hayward Regional Shoreline

Trailhead: 37.63777, -122.13645

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 67°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM

Transit-accessible: Cabot Boulevard & Bernhardt Street stop 300 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 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. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/san-francisco-bay-trail-out-back-8-km-7edb

Trail surface

47% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 67°F56°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity89%
Hourly temperature
70°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:07 PM
Wed 82°52°
Thu 75°64°
Fri 70°61°
Sat 67°58°
Sun 66°59°
Mon 72°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:33 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cabot Boulevard & Bernhardt Street stop 300 m from the trailhead

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