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Santa Clara County

San Francisquito Creek – Duck Pond 🦆 Palo Alto wetlands loop from Hooks Island

Hiking trails & Routes

Santa Clara County

San Francisquito Creek – Duck Pond 🦆 Palo Alto wetlands loop from Hooks Island

Easy

4.9

(9175)

9,176

hikers

San Francisquito Creek – Duck Pond 🦆 Palo Alto wetlands loop from Hooks Island

01:22

5.40km

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

170 m

Lucy Evans Bayland Nature Center 🌳ℹ️

Highlight • Rest Area

2

1.50 km

San Francisquito Creek

Highlight • River

This small stream has managed to largely avoid development, and therefor can offer a glimpse of what the area looked like before modern times. You can also use the creek and the delineator between San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

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3

1.61 km

View of Palo Alto Airport Runway

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this spot on the SF Creek Path, you get a truly wild view of the Palo Alto Airport. You can see straight down the runway and if you're lucky, planes might be taking off and landing overhead!

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4

4.52 km

Baylands Nature Preserve 🌳 SF Bay Trail, Palo Alto

Highlight • Natural

Access to some remaining wetlands in the Preserve, and to the San Francisco Bay Trail.

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5

4.91 km

Duck Pond 🦆 Palo Alto wetlands

Highlight • Lake

Pretty but very man-made round pond surrounded to the north by a larger, more natural lake.

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B

5.40 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.21 km

1.43 km

466 m

265 m

Surfaces

2.26 km

1.44 km

910 m

438 m

190 m

127 m

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