Guadalupe River Trail
The Guadalupe River Trail is an 11-mile (18 km) pedestrian and bicycle path in the city of San Jose, California. The path runs along the banks of the Guadalupe River. The trail is currently composed of two discontinuous segments. This trail is heavily used for both recreation and commuting, as it provides direct access to Downtown San Jose from many of the outlying neighborhoods.
Route
Upper Guadalupe River
The Guadalupe River Trail is not continuous. The trail's southern reach is from Almaden Lake Park (at Coleman Road) to Chynoweth Avenue - a distance of 1.4 miles (2.3 km). The trail is paved.
The southern terminus is adjacent to Almaden Lake Park in the Almaden Valley neighborhood. It runs along the river northward, with an under-crossing beneath Blossom Hill Road and passes beneath the highway fly-overs of State Route 85. This section of the trail ends at Chynoweth Drive near Cikler Park. This portion of the trail also passes very close to Westfield Oakridge Mall.
The Upper Guadalupe River Trail links to three other trail systems.
Downtown San Jose
The trail resumes just south of Interstate 280 at the intersection of Virginia and SR87. The trail then follows the river northward, passing beneath Woz Way, West San Carlos Street, Park Avenue, San Fernando Street, and Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose. Further north, there are roadway crossings at St. John Street and Julian Avenue.
This section of the trail passes through several city parks, including Children's Discovery Park, McEnry Park, and the Arena Green. It also runs directly adjacent to the HP Pavilion.
Guadalupe Gardens
The trail continues northward crossing Coleman Avenue, Taylor Street, and Hedding Street. The paved portion of the trail ends just north of the Interstate 880 undercrossing.
On this segment, the trail passes through the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens, an immense complex of parks and gardens that covers an area west of State Route 87.
Lower Guadalupe River
The newest segment of the trail is the Lower Guadalupe River section. This portion is unpaved (gravel). The trail continues along the border of Mineta San Jose International Airport, crosses beneath Airport Parkway, U.S. Route 101, Trimble Drive, Montague Expressway, Tasman Drive, and State Route 237. The trail's northern terminus is near the corner of Gold Street and Route 237 in the Alviso neighborhood.
This section of the trail passes alongside the Ulistac Natural Area and connects with the Highway 237 Bikeway.
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