Mission Reservoir–Dry Creek Trail, 5 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Mission San Jose District, CA. The route reaches Mission Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,215 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi548 – 1,247 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.52777, -121.89596
Nearest town Mission San Jose District, CA
Directions
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Mission Reservoir–Dry Creek Trail, 5 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 548–1,246 ft
Out & Back · Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Trailhead: 37.52777, -121.89596
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Panorama Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miPass Mission Reservoir.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Spring Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto YSC Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Panorama Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:54 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:14 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:43 PM.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Panorama Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Panorama Trail 3 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Dry Creek Trail via Panorama Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 750 ft
- Panorama Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 756 ft
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