Calero Creek Trail–Fortini, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Coyote, CA. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 594 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pueblo 37.21413, -121.78641
Nearest town Coyote, CA
Directions
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Calero Creek Trail–Fortini, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 325–594 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: Pueblo · 37.21413, -121.78641
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pueblo, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fortini, heading W.
- 1.9 miReach Pueblo, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pueblo, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Pueblo Trailhead
- Ohlone Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- Ohlone Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Fortini & Pueblo via Mine Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Calero Creek Trail & Fortini 4.7 mi · ▲ 207 ft
- Bernal Hill Loop–Coyote Alamitos Canal, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft
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