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San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Agnew, 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 mi3 – 30 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 37.38893, -121.96845
Nearest town Agnew, CA

Directions

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San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 5–28 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: connector · 37.38893, -121.96845

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

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Mission College Boulevard & Agnew Road stop 57 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn 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. 200 ftTurn left onto San Tomas Aquino Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 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 surface

97% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 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 57 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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