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Joice Trail & Norred Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Edenvale, CA. It is mostly level, with 145 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 367 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.22745, -121.79096
Nearest town Edenvale, CA

Directions

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Joice Trail & Norred Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 145 ft · 50 min

Elevation 200–367 ft

Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park

Trailhead: 37.22745, -121.79096

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Santa Teresa Boulevard & San Ignacio Avenue stop 692 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Norred Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miReach Joice Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Joice Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 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

47% dirt11% gravel42% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Santa Teresa Boulevard & San Ignacio Avenue stop 692 m from the trailhead