Cycling Coyote Creek Trail

Summary: The Coyote Creek Trail is a long, paved, mostly level multi-use trail that runs along Coyote Creek from South San Jose, through the Coyote Valley, and ends near Anderson Lake in Morgan Hill. A large part of it is through rural areas, but it is a well-developed trail.

Leaving Hellyer Park, the trail goes beneath Hwy 101 and then runs parallel to it. At Silicon Valley Blvd., the trail passes behind the Holiday Inn and you can park nearby, avoiding paying fees to park at Hellyer.

South of Bernal Road, the Coyote Creek Trail ducks under Hwy 101, passes by some new subdivisions. It runs along Metcalf Park, which has restrooms, picnic tables and drinking fountains. The trail continues alongside a series of percolation ponds, including one used for water-skiing, then crosses Coyote Creek passing by Parkway Lakes.


Parkway Lakes, San Jose	Coyote Ranch, Coyote Valley

The trail passes by horse ranches, a nursery with alert watch dogs, open fields, fruit orchards, and a golf course. There is currently some construction in this area as they are building a new overpass, but not on weekends.
South of the golf course, the trail runs through more open fields. Past Ogier Avenue, it passes by an R/C airplane field run by a model airplane club. There is a drinking fountain and portable toilets for those needing to take care of either matter.

The trail follows along a wide portion of the creek. In season, the cottonwood trees are a nuisance as you try to avoid inhaling large cotton balls floating in the wind. As you head south, there is another rest area in an undeveloped park. Water and portable toilets are available. You can continue to Anderson Lake or turn at this point.