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Shoreline Park

San Francisco Bay Trail & Stevens Creek Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 43 min

San Francisco Bay Trail & Stevens Creek Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Shoreline Park near Palo Verde, CA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 49 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elwell Court 37.43328, -122.10321
Nearest town Palo Verde, CA
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San Francisco Bay Trail & Stevens Creek Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 3–51 ft

Out & Back · Shoreline Park

Trailhead: Elwell Court · 37.43328, -122.10321

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

Transit-accessible: San Antonio Road & Casey Avenue stop 296 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Elwell Court, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SE.
  10. 3 miBear left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
  11. 350 ftReach San Francisco Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2.7 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Elwell Court, heading SW.
  21. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/san-francisco-bay-trail-stevens-creek-trail-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: San Antonio Road & Casey Avenue stop 296 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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