Laurel Canyon Trail–Monument Peak Road, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA. It climbs 1,897 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,663 – 2,484 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Monument Peak Road 37.48647, -121.86535
Nearest town Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA
Directions
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Laurel Canyon Trail–Monument Peak Road, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,665–2,485 ft
Out & Back · Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Monument Peak Road · 37.48647, -121.86535
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on Monument Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Sierra Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mission Peak to Monument Peak Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bay Area Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Ranch Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Monument Peak Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Laurel Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bay Area Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Mission Peak to Monument Peak Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miTurn left onto Sierra Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Monument Peak Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
76% dirt2% gravel22% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Monument Peak Road Trailhead
- Monument Peak Road & Sierra Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 459 ft
- Mission Peak to Monument Peak Trail–Monument Peak Road, 3 sights 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft
- Calera Creek Trail & Monument Peak Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,972 ft
- Monument Peak Northwest & Monument Peak Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 3,037 ft
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