| Coyote Creek Trail | |
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 Coyote Creek Trail near Bailey at sunset | |
| Length | 18.7 miles (30.1 km)[1] |
| Location | Santa Clara County, California |
| Designation | National Recreation Trail |
| Surface | paved |
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TheCoyote Creek Trail is a pedestrian and cycling trail alongCoyote Creek inSan Jose, California, which continues intoCoyote Valley and northernMorgan Hill. The Coyote Creek Trail was designated part of theNational Recreation Trail system in 2009.[1] It is also part of theBay Area Ridge Trail system.[2]
The northern portion of the trail is in the San Jose city limits. The northernmost point is at the southern tip ofSan Francisco Bay.The trail is not yet continuous within San Jose.A paved section exists between theHighway 237 Bikeway and Tasman Drive. A short disconnected segment is at Berryessa Road at theSan Jose Flea Market andBerryessa BART Station. The trail is paved from Tully Road south for 2 miles to the end of the city-maintained segment atHellyer County Park, where the paved county section continues.[3]
Ecological artistDeborah Kennedy was commissioned by the San Jose Public Art Program to work alongside sculptor Diana Pumpelly Bates in 2004 on completion of a community project for the Coyote Creek Trail.[4] Their public artworks, including Kennedy's 'Ripple Effect' and Bates 'Run River Run', are used to promote public awareness of a concrete landing pad and ramp leading to a levee where strollers, wheelchairs, and bicyclists have greater accessibility to the site.[4]
The southern county-maintained portion of the Coyote Creek Trail is part of theCoyote Creek Parkway, which includes the trail and a chain of county parks along the creek.The county portion is 15 miles of paved trail from Hellyer Park toAnderson Lake.[5]
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