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Coyote Peak Trail–Coyote Peak, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near New Almaden, CA. It climbs 1,166 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.19865, -121.79363
Nearest town New Almaden, CA

Directions

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Coyote Peak Trail–Coyote Peak, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 428–1,126 ft

Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park

Trailhead: 37.19865, -121.79363

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coyote Peak Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Coyote Peak, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Coyote Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coyote Peak, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Coyote Peak Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.2 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

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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