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Bayview Trail – Bayview Trail Observation Deck loop from Headquarters/Visitor Center Parking

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Bayview Trail – Bayview Trail Observation Deck loop from Headquarters/Visitor Center Parking

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Bayview Trail – Bayview Trail Observation Deck loop from Headquarters/Visitor Center Parking

01:14

18.1km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

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3.08 km

Bayview Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Bayview Trail is an excellent route to explore year round. As you ride along the trail you can enjoy the hills to the easy and the famous San Francisco Bay to the west.

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5.47 km

Bayview Trail Observation Deck

Highlight • Viewpoint

After a short climb from the Red Hill Trailhead, enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding area and the bay. From here, you can backtrack to continue onto the Red …

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8.65 km

Salt Pond Pier

Highlight • Lake

The former salt ponds are increasingly managed as natural wetlands, restoring some of the 90% of the wetlands around the SF Bay that were lost to development since the 1850s.

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9.07 km

Alameda Creek Mouth Vista Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

After two miles of passing through the Coyote Hills Regional Park SF Bay wetlands the creek finally reached the open bay. The paved trail also ends here, but a gravel …

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9.09 km

Alameda Creek Trail to the Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Final segment of the excellent paved SF Bay Trail along Alameda Creek, from Coyote Hills Regional Park out to the mouth of the creek into the bay.

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14.3 km

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Highlight • Natural

Coyote Hills Regional Park is a 1,266 acre park of marshland and rolling grassland-covered hills. It is located on the east bank of the San Francisco Bay. It is popular …

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16.5 km

Rolling Hills in Coyote Hills Regional Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The stretch of trail through Coyote Hills Regional Park lives up to its name, with rolling hills that are fun, but not to the point of being technical, to ride.

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17.4 km

Quarry Trail Pedestrian Bridge Over CA-84

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Car-free bridge that takes you over CA-84. The bridge is part of the Quarry Trail and gives you a nice view of Red Hill in the distance.

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18.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

6.38 km

457 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.6 km

4.98 km

303 m

196 m

Elevation

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Bayview Trail – Bayview Trail Observation Deck loop from Headquarters/Visitor Center Parking

Bayview Trail

Bayview Trail Observation Deck

Salt Pond Pier

Alameda Creek Mouth Vista Point

Alameda Creek Trail to the Bay

Coyote Hills Regional Park

Rolling Hills in Coyote Hills Regional Park

Quarry Trail Pedestrian Bridge Over CA-84

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