Coyote Peak–Coyote Peak Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near New Almaden, CA. The route passes Coyote Peak before reaching Coyote Peak Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 568 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi581 – 1,135 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pueblo 37.21448, -121.79557
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
Directions
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Coyote Peak–Coyote Peak Viewpoint, 5 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 581–1,136 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: Pueblo · 37.21448, -121.79557
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pueblo, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Coyote Peak, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Coyote Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Coyote Peak Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hidden Springs, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Pueblo, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 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
4% paved96% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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