Friends of Stevens Creek Trail

Here is a rough tabulation of the existing trails segments that _may_ be part of the ultimate trail, starting up in the mountains and working down:

• 2.7 miles on White Oak Trail from Monte Bello Parking down to the Skid Road Trail and on to the junction with the Canyon Trail. Or 1.7 miles on the Hiking Only Stevens Creek Nature Trail. Or 1.27 miles from the Bay Area Ridge Trail at Horseshoe Lake to that same junction.
• 4.3 miles on the Canyon Trail from the turn off to White Oak down to Stevens Canyon Road. It’s possible that a future new trail will result in not all of this being included in the ultimate trail.
• 2.5 miles from the Upper Canyon Trai to the lower Canyon Trail on Stevens Canyon Road.
• 2.4 miles on the Lower Canyon Trail (Hiking Only) or 0.5 miles on the narrow no-shoulder road for bikes.
• 0.5 miles either on the road or on the seasonally passable Creek Trail to the Tony Look Trailhead.
• 2.5 miles on the Tony Look Stevens Creek Trail to get to the Coyote Ridge Trail in Stevens Creek County Park (hiking only).
• 0.6 miles on the Tony Look Stevens Creek Trail to reach Stevens Canyon Road.
• 0.8 miles gap on the road to reach McClellan Ranch Preserve, but this misses out on the 0.3 mile trail connecting to Linda Vista Park.
• 0.9 miles through McClellan Ranch Preserve and Blackberry Farm to the Stocklmeir Orchard and Stevens Creek Blvd.
• 4.9 miles gap on roads from Stevens Creek Blvd in Cupertino to Dale Ave and Heatherstone Way in Mountain View. 3.3 miles as the crow flies so other routings might get closer to this.
• 1.6 miles to Dana Street, Mountain View's Reach 4.
• 1.0 miles to Whisman Park and the Hetch-Hetchy Trail, Mountain View's Reach 3.
• 0.9 Miles to La Avenida, Mountain View's Reach 2.
• 1.5 miles to the end of the paved trail on Mountain Views Reach 1.
• 0.8 miles out to the SF Bay on a gravel trail, but would have needed to cross to the east side of the creek before this point. This may end up being longer when the South Bay Salt Ponds project completes with a new trail on the West side of the creek planned to an observation deck to the bay.

One reason the trail sometimes closes during the winter months is for potential or actual flooding at places where the trail passes through a tunnel next to the creek, like at Highway 101.

When the weather is questionable, check the Mountain View Trail Closure Hotline at 650-903-6072

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Mountain View is heading up the extension from Dale/Heatherstone to Mountain View High School and design is starting in 2022. Sunnyvale will pick up from there, initially with extension across the creek to Remington Ave. and after that, the rest of the way to Fremont Avenue.

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1. One way to help the trail is by participating in trail projects. Friends of Stevens Creek Trail hosts an annual Trail Work Day each year, usually in April.
2. Another way to help the trail is to help it get built. Right now, many of the hurdles have been crossed in Mountain View, but that isn't the case in other cities along the creek. Citizens in Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Los Altos can all help the trail get built through their towns by voicing their support to their governing officials. Contact us for more information.