Stevens Creek Viewpoint & Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Stevens Creek Viewpoint & Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Jackson Park, CA. The route reaches Stevens Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 59 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hetch Hetchy Trail 37.40124, -122.06745
Nearest town Jackson Park, CA

Directions

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Stevens Creek Viewpoint & Hetch Hetchy Trail via Stevens Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 7–58 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Hetch Hetchy Trail · 37.40124, -122.06745

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

Transit-accessible: East Middlefield Road & Easy Street stop 268 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach Stevens Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.8 miBear left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hetch Hetchy Trail, heading S.
  10. 450 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

96% paved4% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Middlefield Road & Easy Street stop 268 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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