Hayward Regional Shoreline – Heron Bay loop from Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline

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Hayward Regional Shoreline – Heron Bay loop from Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline

Hard

3.3

(14)

runners

Hayward Regional Shoreline – Heron Bay loop from Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline

02:26

23.7km

20m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 109 m for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

115 m

San Leandro Marina Park

Highlight • Natural

Located off Monarch Bay Drive near Fairway Drive, this 30-acre regional park borders the beautiful San Leandro Shoreline. Amenities include picnic areas with barbecue grills, play apparatus, three newly renovated …

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2.17 km

San Francisco Bay Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Bay Trail is paved and takes you right up along the water's edge. On the inland side of the causeway, you can see the tidal marshlands that comprise Heron Bay.

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8.34 km

Hayward Regional Shoreline

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Hayward Regional Shoreline encompasses 1,811 acres of salt, water, fresh water, and brackish water marshes, as well as seasonal wetlands and public trails for visitors. The shoreline features five miles …

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11.9 km

Interpretive Center - Hayward Regional Shoreline Museum

Highlight • Rest Area

Perched on stilts above a salt marsh, the Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center introduces to the ecology of the San Francisco Bay Estuary. It features exhibits, programs, and activities include naturalist weekend interpretive programs. haywardrec.org/150/Hayward-Shoreline-Interpretive-Center
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayward_Shoreline_Interpretive_Center

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17.7 km

San Lorenzo Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Gravel trail along the bay shore, with a wetland rich in birdlife stretching east

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20.2 km

Heron Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The paved bike trail skirts the wetland here by turning a little further in at a golf course, along the recent residential development and comes back to the SF Bay along San Lorenzo Creek.

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20.4 km

Heron Bay

Highlight • Natural

The paved bike trail skirts the wetland here by turning a little further in at a golf course, along the recent residential development and comes back to the SF Bay along San Lorenzo Creek.

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22.0 km

Tony Lema Golf Course - SF Bay Trail

Highlight • Structure

Designed by John Harbottle in 2001, Monarch Bay Golf Club’s 18-hole (Tony Lema) links course is situated along San Francisco Bay in San Leandro, California. At 7,015 yards with a …

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23.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.9 km

638 m

204 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.0 km