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San Francisco Bay Trail & San Francisquito Creek Path is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Ravenswood Open Space Preserve near Duveneck, 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 – 16 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: San Francisquito Creek Path 37.45314, -122.12786
Nearest town Duveneck, CA

Directions

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San Francisco Bay Trail & San Francisquito Creek Path

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 7–18 ft

Out & Back · Ravenswood Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: San Francisquito Creek Path · 37.45314, -122.12786

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: West Bayshore Road & Woodland Avenue stop 199 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on San Francisquito Creek Path, heading NE.
  2. 1.9 miBear left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miReach San Francisquito Creek Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.5 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

86% paved13% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 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: West Bayshore Road & Woodland Avenue stop 199 m from the trailhead

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