Welcome to Travel Tuesday! If you’re all about the wildflower hikes but don’t want to expend too much effort while doing one, I have a treat for you — the Bayview Trail in Coyote Hills Regional Park!
Bayview Trail in Coyote Hills Regional Park
California Golden Poppies, Blue Bush/Silver Lupine, and Wild Radish!
Distance: ~3.1 miles (loop) – 4.9mi if you want to add on Meadowlark too
Elevation: 156 ft
Difficulty: Easy
Duration: 1.5-2 hours, depending on how much time you spend hanging out with the flowers!
Address: 8000 Patterson Ranch Road, Fremont, CA 94555
Parking: $5/vehicle*
*I parked wayyyy down the street and walked an extra 2-3 miles the first time around because the lots were all full, so if you do that, it’s free! The lot outside the gate has pretty terrible potholes so drive carefully.
California Bur Clover(?). At different times of the day/year, you may see flocks of sheep grazing here!
There may be wild turkey sightings on this trail!
100% of this trail is paved (asphalt)! (I even felt comfortable dragging my parents here!) The first time I hiked it was in Converses after a lifting session in my friend’s garage and my feet were still okay after that, if this gives you any indication on the ease of this trail.
There are ruts every here and there but for the most part, it’s flat almost all the way through, with a typical grade of ~2.1%.
More wild turkeys!
P.S. Most of the trail isn’t shaded, so make sure you have your hat/SPF/sunglasses (or whatever your preferred form of sun protection would be)!
- Do you have any favorite local hikes?
- What’s your favorite local find?
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This place looks amazing, and I have never heard of it before! So awesome!! I am for sure adding to the list!
Yay! Hope you like it there if you get a chance to check it out sometime! :]
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What a beautiful hike! I love the vibrant color of the poppies as they are so cheery. This seems like a great hike as it’s easy and scenic not to mention getting to see turkeys!
It really was! I loved getting to see the wildlife too. The sheep were super cute as well (I wish I’d gotten a photo!)! :]
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Lovely hike. I love wildflower and the asphalt trail will make it pretty easy going.
Yeah! Definitely a great trail for if you’re not looking for something super strenuous but would still like a variety of gorgeous + different views! :]
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I’ve spent time near Fremont and never knew about this! Will have to return to visit.
I’ve lived here for 2/3 my life but have only been here maybe 3 times in my life (twice this year)! Definitely gonna have to change that. Hope you have fun when you come back! :]
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Love that you are exploring places near home. The field looks so vibrant . It is such a great inexpensive day activity. Thanks for the great guide.
Yay for going local, right? :] It was a gorgeous place to explore–I ended up dragging my family here a couple weeks later :]
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These wildflowers are so beautiful! What a perfect spring hike!
I need to go on some more this year! :D
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Beeeautiful! Which flower is the wild raddish? I don’t think I have ever seen that before!!
The fields of California Bur Clover looks just like rape field/canola back home. They plant it near my village to make vegetable oil…it is sooo pretty in the spring/summer!
I found a photo, so you can see if it looks similar: https://www.awalkandalark.com/north-downs-way-9-lenham-wye/#jp-carousel-2053
I thinkkk the wild raddish = the purple/white 4-petal flowers (you can kindasorta see em’ interspersed in the background of the last photo/pin in the past)!
They do look super similar! That’s cool that it can be used to make vegetable oil! :O