Healthy Trails Guidebook - County of Santa Clara

Coyote Creek Parkway
Coyote Creek Trail
Trail length: 10.0 miles (paved, out & back)
Degree of difficulty: Easy
19245 Malaguerra Ave., Morgan Hill 95037 • (408) 779-3634 • No parking fee
Park Notes
• Parkway’s multiple use trail offers recreational opportunities for equestrians,
bicyclists, skaters, bladers and hikers
• New parking areas, restrooms and visitor center at trailhead
Trail Info & Highlights
• Paved trail with unpaved shoulder for equestrians throughout most of trail
• Restrooms, water fountains, and picnic tables at trailhead
• Walnut (mile 0.5), Eucalyptus (mile 3.3), and Sycamore (mile 5.0) Rest Areas
with shade and picnic tables
• Enjoy sounds of Coyote Creek flowing by on way to San Francisco Bay;
watch for wildlife and listen for songs of abundant birds
• Observe model aircraft flying above while traveling past the Model Aircraft
Skypark (sccmas.org for information)
• Look for waterfowl and shore birds around multiple ponds created from
abandoned quarry
Trail Directions
• Start at new Visitor Center and go north on paved trail (equestrians use shoulder)
• Cross bridge over creek, staying to left as you exit bridge on the other side
• Continue north about 3 miles and cross a second bridge over Coyote Creek
• Meander through sycamore trees, carefully cross Riverside Drive and
continue to Sycamore Rest Area
• Return via same route
• Feel free to shorten or lengthen your adventure — any distance will count
Health Tip
Walk 30 minutes a day, five days a week.
Choose water whenever you
are thirsty.
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