San Francisco Bay Trail & Stevens Creek Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Shoreline Park near Palo Verde, CA. It is mostly level, with 30 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 49 ft8.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elwell Court 37.43328, -122.10321
Nearest town Palo Verde, CA
Directions
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San Francisco Bay Trail & Stevens Creek Trail
8.1 mi · ▲ 30 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 3–51 ft
Out & Back · Shoreline Park
Trailhead: Elwell Court · 37.43328, -122.10321
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 64°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: San Antonio Road & Casey Avenue stop 296 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Elwell Court, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SE.
- 3 miBear left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftReach San Francisco Bay Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Elwell Court, heading SW.
- 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
92% paved8% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 64°F56°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity89%
Hourly temperature
65°55°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
70°55°
Tue
77°53°
Wed
83°60°
Thu
82°62°
Fri
81°61°
Sat
79°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: San Antonio Road & Casey Avenue stop 296 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Stevens Creek Trail
More from Elwell Court Trailhead
- Stevens Creek Viewpoint & San Francisco Bay Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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