A2E–Sunnyvale WPCP West Pond, 3 lakes is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge near The Greenhouse, CA. The route passes A2E and Sunnyvale WPCP East Pond before reaching Sunnyvale WPCP West Pond at the turnaround, 5.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi0 – 23 ft10.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.43181, -122.08552
Nearest town The Greenhouse, CA
Directions
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A2E–Sunnyvale WPCP West Pond, 3 lakes
10.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 30 min
Elevation -0–22 ft
Out & Back · Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Trailhead: 37.43181, -122.08552
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
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.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Stevens Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miPass A2E.
- 2.5 miPass Sunnyvale WPCP East Pond.
- 50 ftPass Sunnyvale WPCP West Pond.
- 150 ftReach A2E, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto San Francisco Bay Trail, heading SE.
- 3.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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
56% gravel22% paved1% boardwalk21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- 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
- Stevens Creek Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- A3W–A2E, 5 lakes 13.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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