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Jones Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Gatos, CA. It climbs 550 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 · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 695–983 ft

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

Trailhead: 37.21312, -121.98110

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 80°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:43 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Novitiate Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Manzanita Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Novitiate Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right onto Jones Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Novitiate Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Manzanita Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Novitiate Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 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

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F54°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity81%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sun 75°51°
Mon 87°54°
Tue 95°56°
Wed 102°67°
Thu 102°73°
Fri 94°54°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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