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

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

02:17

29.3km

30m

Cycling

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

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.3 km for 86 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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556 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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2.62 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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8.79 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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12.4 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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14.5 km

Eden Landing Ecological Preserve

Highlight • Natural

On the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, Eden Landing Ecological Preserve spans about 5,040 acres in size. It was formerly an industrial salt pond from Oliver Salt Company, and …

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20.0 km

Hayward Regional Shoreline

Nature Reserve

22.8 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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25.6 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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29.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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