Bernal Hill Loop–Coyote Alamitos Canal, 5 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near New Almaden, CA. It climbs 1,603 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi243 – 827 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pueblo 37.21448, -121.79557
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
Directions
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Bernal Hill Loop–Coyote Alamitos Canal, 5 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,603 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 243–826 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: Pueblo · 37.21448, -121.79557
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pueblo, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Ohlone Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Drive To County Girls Ranch, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohlone Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Mine Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Bernal Hill, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Norred Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Pueblo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Coyote Alamitos Canal, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ohlone Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Drive To County Girls Ranch, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohlone Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Hidden Springs, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pueblo, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
23% dirt11% gravel1% paved65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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