Providencia Pond–April Trail, 5 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near Alamitos, CA. The route reaches Providencia Pond. It climbs 2,699 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi312 – 1,588 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McAbee Creek Trailhead 37.21350, -121.88451
Nearest town Alamitos, CA
Directions
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Providencia Pond–April Trail, 5 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,699 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 312–1,589 ft
Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Trailhead: McAbee Creek Trailhead · 37.21350, -121.88451
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Mine Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Providencia Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Providencia Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto April Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto April Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Randol Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Capehorn Pass Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hacienda Trail, heading N.
- 1 miReach Providencia Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right onto Capehorn Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Randol Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto April Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto April Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Providencia Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 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
55% dirt45% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~196 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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