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Santa Teresa County Park

Coyote Alamitos Canal & Mine Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Coyote Alamitos Canal & Mine Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near New Almaden, CA. It climbs 1,028 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 784 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.20950, -121.80809
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
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Coyote Alamitos Canal & Mine Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 1,028 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 231–784 ft

Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park

Trailhead: 37.20950, -121.80809

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Stile Ranch, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miBear left onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miSharp right onto Ohlone Trail, heading NW.
  7. 500 ftContinue straight onto Drive To County Girls Ranch, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohlone Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mine Trail, heading N.
  11. 150 ftReach Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Coyote Alamitos Canal, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ohlone Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Drive To County Girls Ranch, heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohlone Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right onto Mine Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rocky Ridge Trail, heading W.
  19. 400 ftContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading W.
  20. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mine-trail-out-back-2719

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:51 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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