Coyote Peak Trail & Coyote Peak is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near New Almaden, CA. It climbs 971 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi430 – 1,125 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.19865, -121.79363
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
Directions
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Coyote Peak Trail & Coyote Peak
4.3 mi · ▲ 971 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 428–1,126 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: 37.19865, -121.79363
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coyote Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Coyote Peak, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Coyote Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Coyote Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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
7% dirt93% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 73°F55°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:54 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:09 PM
Mon
77°54°
Tue
91°54°
Wed
97°57°
Thu
92°59°
Fri
89°56°
Sat
90°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Calero Creek Trail–Fortini, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft
- Coyote Peak Trail–Coyote Peak, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft
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