Soaproot Viewpoint & Bayview Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Coyote Hills Regional Park near Jarvis Landing, CA. The route reaches Soaproot Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 151 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi10 – 85 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Quarry Trail 37.53373, -122.07455
Nearest town Jarvis Landing, CA
Directions
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Soaproot Viewpoint & Bayview Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 9–87 ft
Out & Back · Coyote Hills Regional Park
Trailhead: Quarry Trail · 37.53373, -122.07455
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Apay Way, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Bayview Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Soaproot Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Soaproot Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Bayview Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Apay Way, heading E.
- 1.6 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
62% gravel38% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM
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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Quarry Trail Trailhead
- Bayview Viewpoint–Bayview Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft
- Red Hill Trail via Apay Way 3.9 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Apay Way 3.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Apay Way & Meadowlark Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 256 ft
- Apay Way & Soaproot Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 275 ft
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