Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Sylvan Park, CA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 95 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stevens Creek Trail 37.38969, -122.06925
Nearest town Sylvan Park, CA

Directions

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Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 55 min

Elevation 48–94 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Stevens Creek Trail · 37.38969, -122.06925

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Ferry Morse Way & East Evelyn Avenue stop 594 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stevens Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miReach Hetch Hetchy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.7 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

85% paved14% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:49 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Ferry Morse Way & East Evelyn Avenue stop 594 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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