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Be aware that some reaches of the trail system may be impacted by planned and current Trail Closures |
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11.4 miles open (discontinuous) |
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Surface:
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Gravel – Alviso at Gold Street to Highway 880 (6.3 mi.)
Paved – Highway 880 to Virginia Street (3.1 mi.)
Paved – Chynoweth Avenue to Lake Almaden Park (2.0 mi.) |
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Amenities:
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Guadalupe River Park and Gardens Visitor and Education Center, Restrooms, Benches, Emergency Call Boxes (6) |
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Nearby Parks:
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Guadalupe River Park & Gardens, Arena Green, Ryland Park (via Ryland Parkway Trail), McEnery Park, Almaden Lake Park; Discovery Meadow |
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Trail Connections:
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Highway 237 Bikeway, River Oaks Pathway, Los Alamitos Creek Trail, Ryland Parkway Trail |
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Photo & Video Gallery:
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Downtown and Lower Guadalupe River |
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High water event
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Maps:
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Great restaurants and businesses just a short distance from the trail!
World class artwork along and near the Guadalupe River Trail!
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More Information:
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Master Plans:
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Interpretive Signs: |
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Visit the Education page for interpretive signs found along the trail
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Description: The northern reaches of the Guadalupe River Trail is open from Alviso at Gold Street to Grant Street near Highway 280. The portion through Guadalupe River Park and Gardens provides many opportunities for recreation and entertainment. For more information, visit the Friends of the Guadalupe River Park and Gardens website or the Friend's Blog.
In south San Jose, the trail begins at Chynoweth Avenue and travels south to Lake Almaden Park. Future flood control improvements by the Santa Clara Valley Water District and the Army Corp of Engineers will support trail development. Although not direct, the Highway 87 Bikeway does offer a means of traveling from downtown to the Chynoweth Avenue entry of the Guadalupe River Trail by using a combination of off-street bikeway, striped bike lanes and low volume roads. See the Highway 87 Bikeway link for more information.
| Future Improvements |
| Flood Protection (280 to Blossom Hill Road) |
The City of San Jose is coordinating with the Santa Clara Valley Water District and the US Army Corps of Engineers to ensure that future flood protection work permits development of a continuous trail system. The Flood Protection Schedule shows work from Highway 280 to Blossom Hill Road over the next few years. The City will monitor opportunities to open unpaved trails immediately upon completion of flood control improvements and seek funds for final trail improvements whenever feasible. Watch the Guadalupe River's flood control channel during a high water event. |
| Flood Protection Schedule |
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Scheduled Construction |
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SPRR to UPRR (Willow, Lelong, Alma) |
June 2013 |
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UPRR to Willow Glen Way (Dawson, Mackey, Northern) |
June 2014 |
9 |
Willow Glen Way to Curtner (Guadalupe & Malone) |
June 2015 |
10A & 10B (d/s) |
Curtner to NB Almaden Expressway Southbound |
June 2016 |
10B (u/s) |
NB Almaden Expressway to (approx) Blue Jay Drive |
June 2012 |
10C |
Stream gage station 23b to Capitol Expressway |
June 2016 |
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Capitol Expressway to Branham Lane |
June 2017 |
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Branham Lane to Blossom Hill Road |
June 2012 |
Canoas Creek |
Almaden Exp. to Nightingale Dr. |
June 2018 |
Ross Creek |
Almaden Exp. to u/s Jarvis Av. |
June 2018 |
d/s = downstream, u/s = upstream |
| Lower Guadalupe River Trail (Gold Street to 880) |
The 6.4 mile paved trail improvements will include gateway elements at major arterials. Improvements at Gold Street are typical of other locations along the trail.
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| Upper Guadalupe River Trail (Branham Lane to Chynoweth Avenue) |
Design work is on hold as the Santa Clara Valley Water District develops its flood control plan. The City has funding to design the trail once the service road alignment is known. The trail will likely be as shown by the conceptual plan. |
 Public Art - "Lupe the Mammoth" |
The City of San Jose’s Public Art Program and Greenmeme are collaborating on a major art installation along the Lower Guadalupe River to recall the mammoth discovery of several years ago. View the linked presentation to see the early Conceptual design of the form, scale and texture of the public art piece. The piece is being developed under oversight of the City’s Public Art Program and is funded through the City’s 1% allocation of construction budgets from projects like the upcoming paving of the trail system. For further information about the mammoth, visit San Jose’s Children’s Discovery Museum for a new exhibit about “Lupe”, San Jose’s pre-Columbian Mammoth. |
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