Calero Creek Trail & Fortini is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Coyote, CA. It is mostly level, with 207 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 587 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.21295, -121.78835
Nearest town Coyote, CA
Directions
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Calero Creek Trail & Fortini
4.7 mi · ▲ 207 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 325–587 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: 37.21295, -121.78835
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Camden Avenue & Harry Road stop 73 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Pueblo, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fortini, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Fortini, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Mine Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pueblo, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt8% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Camden Avenue & Harry Road stop 73 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Ohlone Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Ohlone Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Ohlone Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Ohlone Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Ohlone Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Fortini & Pueblo via Mine Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
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