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San Francisco Bay Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Open Space Preserve near Cooley Landing, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 10 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.46871, -122.12729
Nearest town Cooley Landing, CA

Directions

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San Francisco Bay Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min

Elevation 7–11 ft

Out & Back · Ravenswood Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: 37.46871, -122.12729

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Pulgas Avenue & Garden Street stop 300 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miReach San Francisco Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

69% paved30% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Pulgas Avenue & Garden Street stop 300 m from the trailhead

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