Joice Trail & Vista Loop via Bernal Hill Loop is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Edenvale, CA. It climbs 746 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 929 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.22598, -121.79590
Nearest town Edenvale, CA
Directions
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Joice Trail & Vista Loop via Bernal Hill Loop
3.4 mi · ▲ 746 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 205–929 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: 37.22598, -121.79590
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Vista Loop, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Joice Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
33% gravel67% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Bernal Hill Loop–Joice Trail, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 828 ft
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