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Coyote Peak Trail–Coyote Peak Loop, 7 sights is a 3.5-mile loop in Santa Teresa County Park near New Almaden, CA. It climbs 611 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi505 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pueblo 37.21234, -121.79002
Nearest town New Almaden, CA

Directions

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Coyote Peak Trail–Coyote Peak Loop, 7 sights

3.5 mi · ▲ 611 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 504–1,126 ft

Loop · Santa Teresa County Park

Trailhead: Pueblo · 37.21234, -121.79002

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pueblo, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coyote Peak, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Coyote Peak Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Pueblo, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

6% dirt3% paved91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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