By crossing over the bridge, the north side of the Alameda Creek Trail can be reached. Another path drops down to a dirt road along the field to the right. It parallels the Alameda Creek Trail and heads west on the south side of a long, narrow marsh channel. The channel is wide to handle stormwater runoff, but has little water in the dryer months. Here it curves off to the right.
Small bridges cross over it.
This area is on private property. There are open farm fields here. In the distance, Paseo Padre Parkway passes over the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. This is the Union Pacific Railroad bridge over Alameda Creek. The north-side trail can be seen going under the bridge on the opposite bank.