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Shoreline Park

Stevens Creek Viewpoint & San Francisco Bay Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Stevens Creek Viewpoint & San Francisco Bay Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Shoreline Park near Palo Verde, CA. The route reaches Stevens Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 23 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.43223, -122.10495
Nearest town Palo Verde, CA
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Stevens Creek Viewpoint & San Francisco Bay Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 3–22 ft

Out & Back · Shoreline Park

Trailhead: 37.43223, -122.10495

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

Transit-accessible: East Meadow Drive & East Meadow Circle stop 368 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftReach Stevens Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.2 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stevens-creek-viewpoint-out-back-8-km-8b16

Trail surface

86% paved3% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: East Meadow Drive & East Meadow Circle stop 368 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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