Bernal Hill Loop–Joice Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Edenvale, CA. It climbs 828 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 827 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.22598, -121.79590
Nearest town Edenvale, CA
Directions
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Bernal Hill Loop–Joice Trail, 3 sights
3.2 mi · ▲ 828 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 205–826 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: 37.22598, -121.79590
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Joice Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Bernal Hill, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
36% gravel64% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F56°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity69%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon
77°56°
Tue
92°55°
Wed
98°58°
Thu
93°59°
Fri
90°57°
Sat
91°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Coyote Peak–Coyote Peak Viewpoint, 7 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,161 ft
- Joice Trail & Vista Loop via Bernal Hill Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 746 ft
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