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San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Agnew, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 33 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.38623, -121.96859
Nearest town Agnew, CA

Directions

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San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 5–32 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.38623, -121.96859

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Mission College Boulevard & Agnew Road stop 297 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.8 miTurn right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading N.
  4. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

89% paved8% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Mission College Boulevard & Agnew Road stop 297 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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