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San Francisquito Creek Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Cooley Landing, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 20 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 37.45899, -122.10557
Nearest town Cooley Landing, CA

Directions

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San Francisquito Creek Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 4–19 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 37.45899, -122.10557

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: West Bayshore Road & Woodland Avenue stop 351 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on San Francisquito Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 2.1 miReach San Francisquito Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 2.1 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

61% dirt24% paved15% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F55°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity82%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon 69°54°
Tue 81°52°
Wed 83°60°
Thu 83°62°
Fri 81°61°
Sat 79°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:36 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: West Bayshore Road & Woodland Avenue stop 351 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead