Mariners Point – Bay Trail on Foster City Levee loop from Menlo Park

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Mariners Point – Bay Trail on Foster City Levee loop from Menlo Park

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Mariners Point – Bay Trail on Foster City Levee loop from Menlo Park

03:39

63.2km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.2 km for 94 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Highlight • Trail

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Lake

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Lake

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Seal Point Park - West access bridge

Highlight • Bridge

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Highlight • Trail

beautifully renovated waterfront trail through the park along San Francisco Bay, with an elegant trail bridge across the mouth of the lagoon into the bay.

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Seal Slough (Marina Lagoon)

Highlight (Segment) • River

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Highlight • Cycleway

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Bay Trail on Foster City Levee

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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Beach Park on the Foster City Bay Trail

Highlight • Beach

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