San Francisco, CA: Coyote Hills
This easy 6.2-mile loop links lush marshland with ancient mountains--now small weathered hills--that were once islands before river sediment filled in the channel.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 9.9
Waypoints
CHL001
Location: 37.5550842285156, -122.067939758301
From lot, head W on trail adjacent to park entrance road; deer roam grassy fields on R at dusk and dawn
CHL002
Location: 37.5534362792969, -122.077110290527
Turn R @ 3-way
CHL003
Location: 37.5583534240723, -122.081260681152
Veer R @ Y; ducks and geese bathe in marsh
CHL004
Location: 37.5578308105469, -122.083023071289
Keep R @ Y
CHL005
Location: 37.556583404541, -122.086929321289
R @ Y, then quick R again; tree swallow nests on R side of trail
CHL006
Location: 37.5611572265625, -122.076866149902
Bear L @ Y onto bike trail
CHL007
Location: 37.5631217956543, -122.096374511719
Turn L @ Y; climb hill and keep straight @ next 4-way
CHL008
Location: 37.5573539733887, -122.096160888672
Straight @ 4-way
CHL009
Location: 37.5538482666016, -122.094451904297
Red Hill Top, the highpoint in Coyote Hills; eat lunch on boulders lining the ridge; views of the bay and Mission Peak
CHL010
Location: 37.5521240234375, -122.093902587891
Straight @ 3-way
CHL011
Location: 37.550220489502, -122.092948913574
Sharp L @ 4-way
CHL012
Location: 37.5506286621094, -122.089569091797
Continue downhill toward marsh; turn L @ 3-way
CHL013
Location: 37.5517692565918, -122.084732055664
Turn R; trail parallels park road 1.1 miles back to parking area