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Stevens Creek Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Shoreline Park near The Greenhouse, CA. It is mostly level, with 29 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 59 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.43181, -122.08552
Nearest town The Greenhouse, CA

Directions

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Stevens Creek Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 3–58 ft

Out & Back · Shoreline Park

Trailhead: 37.43181, -122.08552

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading E.
  3. 2.9 miBear left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.9 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 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

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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