Guadalupe River Trail
Hwy 101 to Alviso

North of 101, the Guadalupe River Trail is open all the way to Alviso.  After 101, the trail passes under 4 bridges: Trimble Road, Montague Expressway, Tasman Drive, and Highway 237. It ends at the Gold Street bridge in Alviso.  From Trimble Road to Highway 237, the west bank river trail is in the city of Santa Clara. The east bank is entirely in San Jose,  including Alviso, which is part of San Jose.


This is the north side of the Highway 101 under-crossing from the Guadalupe River Trail, looking south towards Mineta San Jose International Airport.  There is no official trail under the bridge or beyond the bridge, yet, but plans are in the works.


This is the east bank trail at Trimble Road. There are trail entrances on the road. You can use the bridge to reach the trail on the opposite bank of the river. A paved ramp goes under the bridge.
North of Trimble, the trail splits. The wider gravel levee trail runs on top of the levee. A lower trail runs close to the river. A line of trees blocks the view of the west bank. Ahead is the Montague Expressway. You can go under the bridge or cross over to reach the west bank.


This is a view of the Montague Expressway Bridge, looking south from the west bank trail. Two blocks west at Montague and Rivermark Plaza is the Rivermark Village shopping center and Live Oak Park.


A short distance up the trail is a long pedestrian bridge. The area west of the river, which is in Santa Clara, is residential. The area east of the river, in San Jose, is industrial. The bridge on the east side leads to a pedestrian ramp next to VTA headquarters. The VTA Light Rail runs along First Street, which is a block east of the trail at this point.


The west bank trail runs above a long line of residences and Thamien Park. After that, a large open space area appears, with a ramp leading down to it. This is Santa Clara's Ulilstac Natural Area.













Created by Ronald Horii, 7/19/07