Stevens Creek Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Shoreline Park near The Greenhouse, CA. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 95 ft8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.43181, -122.08552
Nearest town The Greenhouse, CA
Directions
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Stevens Creek Trail
7.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 3–94 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading E.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach Stevens Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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
95% paved5% boardwalk
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 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Stevens Creek Viewpoint via San Francisco Bay Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Stevens Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Stevens Creek Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- A2E–Sunnyvale WPCP West Pond, 3 lakes 10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- A3W–A2E, 5 lakes 13.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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