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You now follow Back Bay Drive along the east side of the bay. After passing the Back Bay Science Center in 0.3 mile, the road narrows to become one-way northbound for cars, with a wide lane on the side for self-powered travelers. This is also the terminus of the Mountains to Sea Trail (ssss1). In 1 mile, reach the Big Canyon parking area with a small boardwalk. If you have time for a detour, a 0.5-mile loop on a gravel road visits a small freshwater marsh on the east side. In the early morning, bird calls almost drown out the sound of traffic, and cottontail rabbits frequent the trail.

In another 1.9 miles, make a steep ascent to a vista point on Eastbluff Drive. Turn left and follow the Back Bay Loop along Eastbluff Drive. Make your first left onto Jamboree Road, where a paved trail resumes on the west side of the road. As you approach a bridge, the San Diego Creek and Mountains to Sea Trail veer left and then crosses under the bridge, but you stay on the Bayview Trail atop the bridge. Sometimes you will see remarkable numbers of mullets jumping high out of the water at this confluence of freshwater and saltwater. Mullets do not eat flying insects, so scientists are unsure why they like to jump.