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San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge near Alviso, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 26 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.42624, -121.98003
Nearest town Alviso, CA

Directions

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San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 4–28 ft

Out & Back · Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Trailhead: 37.42624, -121.98003

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Gold Street & North Taylor Street stop 361 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftTurn left onto San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 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

40% gravel35% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Gold Street & North Taylor Street stop 361 m from the trailhead

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