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The remarkable around-the-bay shoreline tour in pictures, available for display in your home.
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On a map, it looks simple enough:
just draw a line all the way around the
bay, staying as close to the shoreline
as possible.
In reality, constructing the Bay Trail has
proved to be anything but simple.
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The Bay Trail disappears a lot.
Built segment by segment as money
and land become available, the trail is l
ess than half finished, changing
frequently from paved multi-used path
to dirt lane to parking lot to painted
bike lanes to nothing but an unsigned
shoulder of a bayshore roadway.
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The Trail
 Paved: 181 miles
Unpaved: 56 miles
On-street paths: 44 miles
Separated paths: 193 miles (137 paved)
Longest continuous stretches:
Millbrae to San Carlos airport, 20 miles
Menlo Park's Bayfront park to Quarry Lakes Regional Park, 20 miles
Emeryville to Richmond Marina Bay, 11 miles
San Leandro to Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center, 8.5 miles
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Here, experts are attempting one of the nation's biggest estuary restoration projects.
story | photos | mpeg-4 video
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Stunning views, cool breezes and anything-goes art at the Albany Bulb.
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One of the prettiest, quietest sections of the Bay Trail, home to the last farmer on the bay.
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Afoot since 1987, the dream is still much a work in progress... 
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