BF: Why do they call it Steven's Creek Trail? It's no where near Steven's Creek [Blvd]. I can't figure it out! Me: Um. [Pointing to the creek bed] Because that's Steven's Creek. BF: Oh! That makes so much sense now! Thanks. {-1 star for the inland proximity to 101 and other major thoroughfares. Cough} read more

I mostly walk along Stevens Creek Trail at the tail end in Mountain View near the bay lands. Great to have a paved road off of the main streets for bikers and pedestrians! You walk right past NASA Ames, so you can look in and see the hangars and the wind tunnel building. You also walk past a tree nursery, and a trailer park. The Friends of Stevens Creek run a 5k/10k annually to support the upkeep of the trail http://www.stevenscreektrail.com/trailblazer/ read more

I am by far not a hardcore cyclist, nor am I an avid runner/walker. So when I have the urge to get a good ride in, without the dangers of entering the realm of "professional riders only", Steven's Creek is the answer! Beautiful scenery along the way, especially within the first half of mountain view. It is not too crowded and folks are usually really good about announcing themselves before passing. You ride through shoreline park which is a beautiful place to lay out and take a break or even grab a bite to eat to gain some energy. I've gone the entire length of the trail and you end up in what looks like the back alleys of East Palo Alto near Ikea. Heres a tip for you: If you make it all the way to the end of the trail, consider taking the side streets back. It is kind of fun riding through Google and checking out the scenery. Also, right as you start riding along the waters edge it gets smelly so brace yourself for that. Definitely helps to be chewing a piece of gum. read more

I discovered Stevens Creek Trail a few months ago and rode my bike a few times through it. It's a nice little trail, with paved paths for bikes and rollerblades. I see a lot of parents with their strollers going through the trail. I hope they eventually add on phase 2 of the path, where they plan to go under El Camino Real and reach Mountain View High School. The first part of the trail is shaded by a lot of trees, and I hear the water going through the creek. As I got closer to Shoreline, I saw quite a few ducks. My favorite part of the trail is when it reaches the Bay. I rode through Shoreline and went as far as I could before I got tired. The Creek trail is supposed to have steelhead trout, raccoons, burrowing owls and other creatures, but I've only seen ducks and seagulls so far. As I rode through the trail, there are some signs with nice educational discriptions of the wildlife and the efforts to preserve them. Mountain View should be given credit for this trail in the middle of Silicon Valley. read more

Good trail for runners and bikers. Easily accessible and bring you right into the natural area near the bay and shoreline. Serene and beautiful. Several water fountains throughout the trail. Wish there are mile markers. There are some amount of traffic on the weekends but doesn't seem to get too busy. The map on their website has useful information on parking and facilities. Be sure to check that out. read more

I love the Stevens Creek Trail. Great for biking, power walking, dog walking, strolling, roller blading, jogging. There are several different trail heads where you can park your car and walk in and start your trail adventure. Beware and don't be surprised when you come upon swamps of nates. Good idea to have a scarf to cover up especially when you're biking. You'll find benches, resting places and dogie poop bag stands along the trail. The annual 'Trail Blazer' race just took place yesterday. Looking forward to the additional bridge/expansion. read more

Nice! It's 'almost' in my backyard. Came across some snakes on the trail. It'll jump 2' in the air when you roll over one. read more

Stevens Creek Trail is a great way to get some exercise in the middle of Silicon Valley. If you don't have time to drive to Saratoga or Los Gatos and still want to get some scenic biking or running in, Stevens Creek Trail does the trick. There's everyone from hardcore cyclist and marathoners to the casual families and dog walkers here. As other Yelpers have noted, the Shoreline/Crittenden area in Mountain View is very fragrant, and not in a good way. The landfill and stench of the bay can be overwhelming (depending on the wind on that particular day). The trail is clean and well maintained. Bottom line, Stevens Creek Trail is a good option for those days you want to get in some urban exercise :) read more

This is my favorite bike trail. Although it took me 3 attempts to reach the end of the trail. It was awesome! I love the climb on the bridges and the scenery is not that bad really. Plus I get to go around Shoreline Lake too if I want. I will never get tired of biking on this trail. It is also great for walking which is kind of memorable for me. :) read more

Wonderful biking trail through a richly diverse landscape. It was busy today (Saturday), but manageable if care is taken. Enjoy! read more

A nice paved trail for bikers, for walking and jogging. It does line a nice area near a creek but part of it is also not shaded so bring a hat on those hot summer days! read more

One of the best paved bike trails I've been here so far, with the creek alongside it adds to the scenic value. The best part is when it merges with the bay trail for an panaromic view of the bay towards the shoreline park. Must visit place for a jog, walk or bike ride if you are somewhere in Sunnyvale, mountain view area. read more

Stevens Creek Trail - When it merges with the bay - Hiking Near Me

During the weekends there are quite a few families on the pathway, which makes it a great path for family bike rides and walks. It is a relatively secluded pathway that follows Stevens Creek out to the Bay and connects to trails leading to Sunnyvale and Shoreline. The most recent addition of the pathway is the area directly South of El Camino and parallel to Hwy 85. It took about a year for them to finish that stretch and the bridge connecting it to Heatherstone Way. read more

i liked the side of the trail going up because there is a top view of cupertino and the apple spaceship also a coyote or small bobcat ran right past as i was hiking! read more

I took this trail every day to work for a couple of years. It's conveniently located, it's mostly wooded, and the overpasses are convenient and save you time. The only thing I don't like about this trail is the fact that it's very dark at night. A small bike light is not enough to keep it lit. If I was stuck at work too late, I would have to take a different route home, rather than risking a ride on the dark trail. In addition I have heard that trail can be less safe at night. On my morning ride into work I would encounter at least one ranger each day, as well as several other bikers, runners, and pedestrians. The path is paved and leads all the way out to the back of shoreline park. My most favorite thing about this trail is the fact that parts of it are lined with blackberry bushes! It is usually hard to notice them, but when the berries are ripe for picking, you can find hundreds in a very short amount of time! Remember to wear gloves as they have thorns! read more

We recently moved to Mountain View and I am so excited that we found this trail! It is hard finding a running route where you are not stopped by traffic light after traffic light - it gets a little annoying having to run in place awkwardly as you wait for a light. What is so great about this place is that you can run and run until your hearts content! This path stretches from El Camino/Highway 85 into the Shoreline Park where you can end at a beautiful lake. There are a lot of entrances to this trail (Evelyn Ave, Moffett, and Middlefield to name a few). Although this place can get packed with people strolling, biking, or jogging, it never seems to be crowded since it is easy to separate yourself from the pack on such a lengthy trail. I would highly recommend this trail to anyone looking for a place to run outdoors. read more

This is one of my running spots and I had no idea they had a yelp page! Looking at the same scenery every day can become very boring! Come on runners you know where I'm coming from! This is why I like to mix it up a bit, no need to see the same thing every day when you have so many beautiful places to visit! I usually try to get going as early as possible before the place gets crowded. Although I have never been here in the evening, it seems like a safe place. I have never encountered any problems except for a few high school boys getting loud one time. I haven't seen any creepy people either for that matter. I did find a lost dog once or more like he found me. When he saw me running by him he wanted to run with me. I sat with him for about 15 minutes and thank goodness the owner came looking for him. I would hate to see someone loose a pet. This is a 5 Star for Runners! read more

The Stevens Creek Trail is an awesome way to get some exercise, fresh air, and see nature in an otherwise urbanized area. It's a linear park and wildlife corridor as well. It will only get better as it expands to connect the Bay Trail (at sea level around the edge of the SF Bay) to the Ridge Trail (on the ridges surrounding the bay). The trail hosts annual 10K/5K races as well as trail walks and kid races on the last Sunday in September. In April there is an annual creek and trail cleanup. For more information about the Stevens Creek Trail, check out http://www.stevenscreektrail.org/ read more

This is a very convenient trail to me since I'm in Cupertino and the only reason for not giving 5 bars is I have to reserve that for the trails near the ocean and a slight reduction for the short noisier sections close to the freeway. With that said, this is my most frequent trail due to convenience. I'm good at long distances at a casual pace but not intense climbing and I have a fairly heavy bike (Trek 4 Comfort Series). Basically an old man bike. Guilty as charged. I hate riding on streets because I feel like I'm taking my life in my hands so this trail is my go to trail. I drive to Cuestra Park at Grant Rd and park there and ride a few blocks to the Sleeper entrance to the trail. There are many sections of this trail including a few overhead bridges with a bit of an incline, under a couple bridges, and very nicely shaded areas. I love that I can take this to the end and connect to the San Francisco Bay Trail and keep riding through the marshes all the way to the Palo Alto Airport. You will encounter wind resistance heading through the marshes but it's not too bad and great exercise. You occasionally do have to deal with some inconsiderate people, mostly families with small kids that just stand there blocking the entire trail and make no attempt to move, but not too often. I've ridden this about 5-6 times from the Sleeper entrance to the Embarcadero (I think the trail ends there?) and it's a great ~20 mile round trip ride! Highly recommended! read more

Really great trail. Peaceful safe and well lit. Plenty of bridges to climb and get a bit of challenge.

Trail starts off in Mountain View off of hwy 85. No restroom and not much shade. Starting off, your running under power lines. You also cross couple overpass bridge and at times running right next to the hwy, which can be pretty loud. There is a park halfway through the trail where you should find a restroom. Further along, your running behind Google, also not much to see, no trees, so no shade. Overall, not my favorite trail to run. read more

My family LOVES the outdoors so for new years day we decided to go here. Started our Walk right of El Camino and HighWay 85 I really enjoyed learning about the plants they have here. For me this place is best for biking. A lot of people were biking that day, so we had to be at the edge almost walking out of the trail into the grass/plants. Also, I was drinking a cup of coffee from Starbucks when I finished I wanted to throw away but NO TRASH bin anywhere to be found. So I was carrying my coffee the whole time. I wish I knew they didn't have a trash cans. read more

The trail is technically 4 miles one way, but we've run further through the marshlands to the Shoreline trails...I guess you can eventually get to Palo Alto if you stick to the trail. The first 2 miles is pretty shady but the 2nd 2 miles when you're running behind the Mtn View businesses and Moffett Field is very exposed. There's not much as far as scenery... Stevens Creek barely has any water and half of the trail you're running along the freeways and busy roads, but it makes up for it with its length. For most of the trail, you have the option of running on the dirt instead of concrete. The online virtual tour is helpful since it has pictures of all of the landmarks along the trail. I'd suggest early runs to avoid the South Bay heat. read more

Great trail! Parking at the start of the trail was easy to come by and though we did see many other people out, the trail wasn't crowded at all. Many parts of the trail are nice and shady, and the closer you get to the bay, the more to feel that cool bay breeze coming off the water. There are lots of places to hop on and off the trail, we stopped on our way back in downtown mountain view for lunch. I look forward to my next ride here! read more

This trail is great for running or biking. I usually get on at the Easy Street entrance, which is about .75 miles away from my apt, so its great to run to or bike to from my place. Its not crowded during the day, but can be during the weekend. I often see families out and about doing their weekend bike rides, or people running with their dogs (it makes me want a doggie to take exercising!). I have taken it all the way past the Palo Alto Muni Golf course, and into some marsh lands, until it dead-ended on whatever trail I was on. I have only seen one snake on it too. My only complaint is the bay smell, but that is minor. read more

Great trail for a long run. It's 4 miles long one-way. My running buddy and I ran back and forth, with a total of 8 miles in prep for the upcoming Rock N' Roll San Jose 1/2 marathon. Be sure to park at the Yuba Drive entrance, which is the beginning of the trail in Mtn. View. I believe the trail ends up in Palo Alto. Nice, peaceful run. read more

we went for a ride with 2 boys on a trailer this weekend. the Trail now starts south of El Camino and goes all the way to Shoreline Park. from the South, it runs practically parallel to 85 all the way to 101, and then from there, goes north and ends in Shoreline Park. in between, there are 3 bikable pedestrain bridges that spans 237, central expressway and Moffett Blvd. the Moffett Blvd bridge is relatively new but the completion of it means that there are no road crossing along the whole Steven Creek Trail. all other major road crossing are underpasses. it winds across 85 a few times. what this means is that it is a relatively safe trail to ride without having to bother with car traffic. majority of the trail is flat with a few small down/uphills like under/overpasses. we saw mostly family going on this trail, the speed of the riders in the weekend is relatively safe and slow. given that we were probably the fastest with a trailer in tow gives an idea what to expect. in fact, it is a great decent length ride for families in the weekend. the bonus being that it ends up in Shoreline park which provides a nice place to rest, relax and enjoy a picnic. the trail itself however, is not too exciting. while the designer have tried to shield it with trees, being a urban trail it is mostly dotted with buildings, and being in the dry bay area means that the creek itself is golden dry in the summer. overall though, it is a great trail that is very accessible. read more

It's a bit misleading to think of this as a "trail" since this is a fully paved path. Aside from that, it's the most convenient running/biking path you can think of if you live in Mountain View. You can access it from so many places: El Camino Real, Dana St., Central Ave., Moffet Blv., a couple of places near Google... and from Shoreline park. It's easy to plan a route for a short or long run. There are trees and bushes nearby, but in general you're pretty exposed to the sun and rain. A guy was assaulting women a couple of months ago, but was thankfully caught by the police. I try to run during the day and keep the ipod volume low, staying aware of my surroundings... or best, go with friends. So should you :) read more

Great trail! Very pretty place to connect with nature. It is a very long trail too so you can spend almost the whole day there. My family brought our bicycles there to cycle and loved every minute of it. A definite must do if you are in that area! read more

Stretching from El Camino Real all the way up to Shoreline Park, the Stevens Creek Trail is there, to walk or bike or inline skate. Relatively flat, its nice and easy to traverse any stretch of the 4 mile trail. Inland areas are not all that majestic, distant view of the Ames Research Center, mobile home park, and Asplundh Construction. Why you would name something Asplundh is beyond me, but hey, to each their own. Concluding at Shoreline park, with water and vegation is cool. More importantly, the body of water that mirrors the trail is actually Stevens Creek. Who knew there was an actual creek of that name? Mystifying. read more

This trail is pretty legit. I love finding new trails in the area. This one was very clean....and 'loopy' I would say it is over 8miles total...very easy and flat. read more

Just accidentally came across this while exploring running routes from my employer's office in downtown MV. AWESOME! It's the perfect place for a lunchtime or afternoon run away from cars or obstacles. I guess it's not much for scenery compared to Castle Rock or the dish in Palo Alto, but it beats looking at sidewalks and streets. -1 star because running by the freeways is LOUD. So loud you can't even hear your music. Otherwise I'm happy as hell I found this. read more

Totally fun! If you are going to take your little one, just keep an eye out for the super fast cyclists!

I've only ever walked the portion of the trail within Mtn. View, and I'd have to admit, it's fairly good. The trail itself is well maintained, not to many potholes or the like. I have rode a bike, roller bladed and walked on the trail, and it's perfectly adequete for all three of these activities. If you take it to the end, you wind up at Shoreline Lake. Be forewarned, in the winter the tunnel under Highway 101 is often flooded, and therefore closed. read more

Warning: Don't even try to enter here through Shoreline Blvd when Shoreline Amphitheater is having a concert!!! The entire road is PACKED and will take hours to just get in to the park. We entered from San Antonio Rd instead, which was also much easier to get in. I had been itching to go birdwatching so my boyfriend took me here on a beautiful Sunday. It was hot around mid 70's and I had wish I put on shorts instead of jeans, but since this place has a nice breeze, I had absolutely no regrets. I'd definitely want to come back since there were so many trails. There was also a wide variety of birds for people who want to go birdwatching: Forster's Tern, Mallards, Cormorants, etc. The bay was a beautiful view and you can see Dumbarton Bridge. But most of the people who came were either running or biking. Hmm.. I'll need to bring a bike here next time. I'll definitely be coming back. Parking was abundant and within the trail is a lake where you can rent boats, kayaks, and more. They also have a restaurant in there. Oh and bathrooms (for those with a tiny bladder) are easily located in the map and conveniently located. read more

One of my favorite places to walk! I love how each section of it is a different type of scenery and adventure.

We've known about this trail forever and I can't believe we waited until yesterday to try it. Granted, we got bikes yesterday and that's what prompted us to go, but I wished we had gone as pedestrians. It is a lovely, shaded trail with beautiful and changing scenery. My husband and I got on from Central Ave (the small street, not the thoroughfare) and went north. It connected seamlessly with Hetch Hetchy Trail (also awesome). I felt very Dutch for getting so far on my bike! :) We'll definitely explore more of the trail and probably make our way to Shoreline Park. Can't recommend this enough! read more

I live close to a couple of entrances to this trail, and I love it. It's great for running during the day pretty much year-round. It's plenty shaded, and it actually cuts through Mountain View pretty well. If I have time, I'll walk the 2 miles and change from the Caltrain station to my apartment to avoid driving. Walkers, runners, and bikers share this trail with no real issues. read more

Great trail for running, biking, whatever you want to do. Perfect for a quick lunchtime or after work run. You see interesting people on the trail sometimes, especially during lunchtime.... and if you go in the morning or evening there is a fair amount of people. Like one of the others said below not so much that it was crowded but enough to feel safe running alone. read more

I like Steven's Creek Trail mostly for its convenience and proximity to our apartment. There is a trail head at the end of our street which makes going for a run harder to procrastinate about. I've never headed south on the trail, only north, running to Google and back for a nice 4.5 mile round trip run. The trail is well kept and it'll be nice once they finish construction of the bridge over Moffet. Its definately more of a bike path than a pedestrian path; the evening can become a sort of rush hour for those who bike to work at Google or Microsoft. Not all that bad for a scenic out and back. read more