Fish Trail–Forest Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Fish Trail–Forest Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near San Martin, CA. It climbs 1,025 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fish Trail–Forest Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 2,101–2,636 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Live Oak Trail · 37.18663, -121.54685
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Corral Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Fish Trail, heading NE.
- 1.8 miReach Fish Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Corral Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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