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 Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 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
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
More from this trailhead
- Coyote Peak Trail–Coyote Peak, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft
- Calero Creek Trail–Fortini, 3 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft
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