Parks and Trails
- Hetch-Hetchy Trail – 2.6 miles Connecting the Middlefield Light Rail Station to Stevens Creek Trail, the Hetch-Hetchy offers miles of paves trail for walking, running and cycling. The trail also gives access to Shoreline Park and Creekside Park.
- Creekside Park – 2.3 miles Enjoy walking, jogging, running, and biking on this 5-mile paved path through woodlands, tidal marshes, and Mountain View neighborhood parks. The nearby trail is dog friendly, offers parking and is open from dawn to dusk.
- Shoreline at Mountain View – 3 miles This beautiful wildlife and recreation area offers a diverse landscape of woodlands, creeks, and trails for jogging, hiking and biking along the San Francisco Bay. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Shoreline Park has gorgeous mountain and bay views, gardens, a golf course, and a lake for sailing, windsurfing and kayaking.
- Shoreline Sailing Lake – 3 miles This man-made lake is a beautiful setting for water sports, including sailing, windsurfing, kayaking and canoeing. The Shoreline Aquatic Center offers a range of rental watercraft, including pedal boats, canoes, kayaks, rowboats, windsurfers, and sailboats.
- City of Mountain View Dog Park – 3 miles Located just outside of Shoreline's main entrance, this dog park is perfect for some fresh air and play time with your pup. The Dog Park is open from 6:00 a.m. to until one hour past sunset.
- Stevens Creek Trail – 1/4 mile from entrance Take a walk, jog or bike ride on this 5-mile paved creekside path with many undercrossings and pedestrian bridges. Stevens Creek Trail offers beautiful scenery through woods, marshes and neighborhood parks and is dog friendly.
- Permanente Creek Trail – 4 miles This multi-use trail is a popular for walking, running, biking and getting to different neighborhoods and parks. Permanente Creek Trail goes from Shoreline at Mountain View over Highway 101 to Middlefield Road.
- Black Mountain Trail - 4.9 miles Located in the hills of nearby Los Altos, CA, this scenic 9.2-mile out and back trail offers moderate to hilly wooded terrain for walking, jogging, running, and hiking. You'll enjoy beautiful scenery and colorful wildflowers.
- Rhus Ridge Trailhead - 9.5 miles This 1.7-mile out and back trail in the nearby Los Altos Hills is moderate with good elevations. The trail is ideal for year-round walking, hiking, running and features beautiful wildflowers. The trail also connects to the Black Mountain Trail.
- Stanford Dish Hiking Trailhead - 8.9 miles Stanford Dish Loop Trail is a 3.8-mile loop near Stanford, California, used for walking, running and hiking. The moderate to steep paved path features beautiful scenery and wildflowers and is a popular spot for Stanford students and Silicon Valley professionals.
