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St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve

Jones Trail & Novitiate Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Jones Trail & Novitiate Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Gatos, CA. It climbs 784 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi495 – 1,073 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jones Trail 37.21514, -121.98526
Nearest town Los Gatos, CA
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Jones Trail & Novitiate Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 784 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 495–1,074 ft

Out & Back · St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve

Trailhead: Jones Trail · 37.21514, -121.98526

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 13% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: South Santa Cruz Avenue & West Main Street stop 800 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Jones Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Flume Trail, heading S.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jones Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Novitiate Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Manzanita Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Novitiate Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miReach Jones Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Manzanita Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Novitiate Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Jones Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Flume Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jones Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jones-trail-novitiate-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F57°
Precip13%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat 75°51°
Sun 82°50°
Mon 87°49°
Tue 88°52°
Wed 77°52° 19%
Thu 91°62° 18%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: South Santa Cruz Avenue & West Main Street stop 800 m from the trailhead

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