Lower Guadalupe River Trail, CA

This trail follows the Guadalupe River through San Jose with the southern end in downtown and the northern end in the Alviso neighborhood. Most of the trail is paved, popular with bikers and runners. It passes several parks, the airport, and many local landmarks. While paralleling the Guadalupe River and a nice riparian habitat, you'll constantly be reminded that you're still in a major metropolitan area by the traffic on the trail (bikers and runners) and he road traffic near the trail.


The southern end of the trail can be accessed at West Virginia Street just south of Interstate 280. The northern end of the trial is on Gold Street where it crosses the Galalupe River just north of HIghway 237. The trail can be accessed at almost all streets that cross the River between these points.

The Guadalupe River originates in various creeks in the Santa Cruz Mountains and runs northward through the Santa Clara Valley and empties into the San Francisco Bay. The Guadalupe is the southern most river in the United States with a Chinook salmon run. Numerous waterfowl can be found along the river's riparian habitat.

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