Jones Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Gatos, CA. It climbs 551 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi696 – 981 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.21312, -121.98110
Nearest town Los Gatos, CA
Directions
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Jones Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 551 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 695–983 ft
Out & Back · St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.21312, -121.98110
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Novitiate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Jones Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Novitiate Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 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
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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- Novitiate Trail 2 mi · ▲ 417 ft
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- Novitiate Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 544 ft
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