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Calero Creek Trail–Fortini, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Coyote, CA. It climbs 524 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 617 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ohlone Trail 37.21924, -121.78890
Nearest town Coyote, CA

Directions

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Calero Creek Trail–Fortini, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 325–618 ft

Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park

Trailhead: Ohlone Trail · 37.21924, -121.78890

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on Ohlone Trail, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Mine Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Fortini, heading W.
  7. 1.9 miReach Ohlone Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.9 miBear right onto Mine Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading E.
  10. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ohlone Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 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

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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