Calera Creek Trail & Monument Peak Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Ed R. Levin County Park near Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA. It climbs 1,972 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi564 – 2,467 ft · steepest grade: 25%7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Monument Peak Road 37.48647, -121.86535
Nearest town Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA
Directions
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Calera Creek Trail & Monument Peak Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,972 ft · 3 hr 27 min
Elevation 564–2,468 ft
Out & Back · Ed R. Levin County Park
Trailhead: Monument Peak Road · 37.48647, -121.86535
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on Monument Peak Road, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Calera Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Monument Peak Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Monument Peak Road, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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