A 9-mile bike path that runs along the Guadelupe River from the heart of downtown San Jose, through Silicon Valley, to Alviso in San Francisco Bay. In downtown San Jose, a highlight is 250-acre Guadelupe River Park. A southern section of the trail continues to the airport. In the bay area, there are connections to the Alviso Park trails. Good connections to this trail (and parking) near the Santa Clara Library/Rivermark Plaza (Convention Center, Oracle, Cisco) off Montague Expwy. The trail is fairly well signed, but it be a bit tricky to follow in the downtown area.
Add-On: Campus of Santa Clara University. You can do a nice ~2 mile loop on the paths of this pretty campus. It’s 1.5 miles west of Guadelupe River Park. Use W. Taylor St. and the Alameda to get there.
A 9-mile bike path that runs along the Guadelupe River from the heart of downtown San Jose, through Silicon Valley, to Alviso in San Francisco Bay. In downtown San Jose, a highlight is 250-acre Guadelupe River Park. A southern section of the trail continues to the airport. In the bay area, there are connections to the Alviso Park trails. Good connections to this trail (and parking) near the Santa Clara Library/Rivermark Plaza (Convention Center, Oracle, Cisco) off Montague Expwy. The trail is fairly well signed, but it be a bit tricky to follow in the downtown area.
Add-On: Campus of Santa Clara University. You can do a nice ~2 mile loop on the paths of this pretty campus. It’s 1.5 miles west of Guadelupe River Park. Use W. Taylor St. and the Alameda to get there.
On the eastern shore between Palo Alto and San Jose, this remarkable series of trails and parks incorporates a series of undisturbed tidal marshland (Sloughs) called the Baylands. See our detailed description of the three major sections.
A nearly 10-mile paved bicycle and running path that starts 3 miles south of San Jose, meandering through several parks and into the hills of Los Gatos. There are options to run on either side of the creek in parts.
Just south of downtown San Jose, the Coyote Creek Trail is runs for 18.5 miles along Coyote Creek, through open space, wetlands, and some woodland. Just off the trail, the new Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve offers 5 miles of trail running.
Descriptions and maps of several terrific parks for running just outside San Jose: Hellyer Park, Alum Rock Park, Almaden Quicksliver Park, and Vasona Lake County Park. Each has mix of easier & more rugged trails for running.
Fantastic running options in this coastal city located 30 miles south of San Jose. Cliffside running trails, redwood forests, the gorgeous campus of UC Santa Cruz, a riverside path, and great beach running. Could runners ask for more?
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