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Vasona Lake County Park

Los Gatos Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Los Gatos Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Vasona Lake County Park near Shannon, CA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 351 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Viola Anderson Native Plant Trail 37.24374, -121.96538
Nearest town Shannon, CA
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Los Gatos Creek Trail

2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 41 min

Elevation 295–350 ft

Out & Back · Vasona Lake County Park

Trailhead: Viola Anderson Native Plant Trail · 37.24374, -121.96538

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: Los Gatos Boulevard & Chirco Drive stop 530 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Viola Anderson Native Plant Trail, heading N.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Garden Hill Drive, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Garden Hill Drive, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pepper Tree Lane, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Garden Hill Drive, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading S.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Garden Hill Drive, heading S.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Los Gatos Creek Trail, heading S.
  35. 0.4 miSharp right onto Viola Anderson Native Plant Trail, heading NE.
  36. 350 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/los-gatos-creek-trail-out-back-3-km-98a4

Trail surface

84% paved8% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F52°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sun 77°52°
Mon 87°51°
Tue 91°57°
Wed 95°60° 16%
Thu 98°68°
Fri 92°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Los Gatos Boulevard & Chirco Drive stop 530 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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