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Inspiration Point Trail & Woodland Trail via Penitencia Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Alum Rock Park near East Foothills, CA. It climbs 332 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi499 – 728 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Trail 37.40105, -121.79569
Nearest town East Foothills, CA

Directions

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Inspiration Point Trail & Woodland Trail via Penitencia Creek Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 52 min

Elevation 498–729 ft

Out & Back · Alum Rock Park

Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Trail · 37.40105, -121.79569

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Penitencia Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto South Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Inspiration Point Trail, heading W.
  6. 250 ftReach Woodland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 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

28% dirt3% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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