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San Francisco Bay Trail – San Francisco Bay Trail loop from Stanford

San Francisco Bay Trail – San Francisco Bay Trail loop from Stanford

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(3516)

16,554

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San Francisco Bay Trail – San Francisco Bay Trail loop from Stanford

00:54

23.0km

40m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve

Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.75 km

Road biker sculpture

Highlight • Monument

A modernist polished chrome/blue steel sculpture of a road biker holding a helmet on his bike marks the entrance to a trail leading into the Palo Alto wetlands off East Bayshore Road.

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6.75 km

Baylands Nature Preserve

Highlight • Natural

Baylands Nature Preserve, spanning 1,940 acres between Mountain View and East Palo Alto, is one of the largest remaining undisturbed marshlands in the San Francisco Bay. It has 15 miles …

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7.80 km

Adobe Creek Loop Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Trailhead to a network of paved and gravel trails

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9.13 km

Shoreline Sailing Lake 🌊 Palo Alto

Highlight • Lake

Popular lake on a grassy park with families for picnics, walks, with rentals available for sailing, pedal boating, stand-up paddle-boarding, kayaking

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10.1 km

San Francisco Bay Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Excellent paved section of the still only 80% complete 500 mile trail around San Francisco Bay

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11.9 km

Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve

Highlight • Natural

This nature preserve is home to a number of waterfowl and shorebirds. Keep an eye out for cormorants, pintails, snowy and great egrets, black-necked stilts, and more.

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12.0 km

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Paved trails start here into the open space preserve, west along Stevens Creek, and along the north-south Bay Trail corridor

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14.7 km

San Francisco Bay Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Bay Trail is a flat and picturesque paved path around the wetlands of Shoreline Lake Park. The trail can be crowded on weekends, and there is not a lot …

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23.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.9 km

1.55 km

835 m

594 m

153 m

Surfaces

21.1 km

1.69 km

208 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 21 May

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San Francisco Bay Trail – San Francisco Bay Trail loop from Stanford

Road biker sculpture

Baylands Nature Preserve

Adobe Creek Loop Trailhead

Shoreline Sailing Lake 🌊 Palo Alto

San Francisco Bay Trail

Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve

Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh trailhead

San Francisco Bay Trail

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