Jones Trail & Novitiate Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Gatos, CA. It climbs 725 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi374 – 869 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Los Gatos Creek Trail 37.22124, -121.98149
Nearest town Los Gatos, CA
Directions
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Jones Trail & Novitiate Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 725 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 373–871 ft
Out & Back · St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: Los Gatos Creek Trail · 37.22124, -121.98149
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: East Main Street & Church Street stop 170 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Flume Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Jones Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Novitiate Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Jones Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Novitiate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Novitiate Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Jones Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Flume Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 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
56% dirt38% gravel6% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:42 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: East Main Street & Church Street stop 170 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Jones Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Los Gatos Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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