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
- Start on Penitencia Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto South Woodland Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Woodland Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Inspiration Point Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Woodland Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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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