Castillero Trail–Day Tunnel Trail, 6 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near New Almaden, CA. It climbs 1,263 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 1,545 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mine Hill Trail 37.17397, -121.82507
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
Directions
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Castillero Trail–Day Tunnel Trail, 6 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 479–1,544 ft
Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Trailhead: Mine Hill Trail · 37.17397, -121.82507
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mine Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto English Camp Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hacienda Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Castillero Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Kitty Monahan Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hidalgo Cemetery Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach English Camp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Kitty Monahan Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Castillero Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Hacienda Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto English Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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
78% dirt5% gravel17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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