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Joice Trail–Norred Trail, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Coyote, CA. It climbs 656 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi331 – 929 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Norred Trail 37.22221, -121.79081
Nearest town Coyote, CA

Directions

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Joice Trail–Norred Trail, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 656 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 330–929 ft

Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park

Trailhead: Norred Trail · 37.22221, -121.79081

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Norred Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right onto Vista Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miReach Norred Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Norred Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.5 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

27% dirt23% gravel50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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