Bike ride on Alameda Creek Trail

I had heard aplenty about Alameda Creek Trail from Anand (@obelix74) who has himself gotten into running a lot, recently. More information here, here and a lot more here about the awesome Alameda Creek Trail.

So after a 4 mile ride on Union City Blvd – I reached Alameda Creek Trail. This is the bridge (over the creek) where the border between Union City and Fremont is. Right or left, right or left…and I turned left and biked East towards Fremont. I biked for about 7 miles. Just by luck, I had chosen the North side of the creek which is the paved path (suitable for running and biking). The south side of Alameda Creek Trail is the unpaved dirt road – more suitable for horse rides. At this point I realized, hmm…it is another 11 miles back home – so I biked back. From what I read on the East Bay Park pages, the best views on the Alameda Creek Trail is on either ends. So was a bit bummed that I couldn’t make it to the Niles Canyon Valley. Another day. I had biked a personal best of 22 miles. Hurray.

Here are the views from near and far.

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UPDATE: I did the other side of Alameda Creek Trail on my biking from home-to-work-to-home. The other side is a short ride to the bay. There are no more roads (or bridges) to get on to from this side.

Here is the view from Union City Blvd to Alameda Creek Trail. This is the border of Union City and Fremont.

Alameda Creek Trail

At the end of the Alameda Creek Trail is the Coyote Hill. Then there is also the Shoreline Trail. This will lead all the way to Dumbarton Bridge. You can read about my bike ride on Shoreline Trail.

Here is the view at the beginning (or the end) of the Alameda Creek Trail.

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End to end is definitely a very fun leisurely ride with not much climbing but scenic views. There are a few some water / toilet facilities along the Trail (I think at least once every four miles, I would guess). There are many parks along the way as well as option to get on to a main road.

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