Dry Creek Trail via Panorama Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Mission San Jose District, CA. It climbs 750 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi637 – 1,247 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.52777, -121.89596
Nearest town Mission San Jose District, CA
Directions
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Dry Creek Trail via Panorama Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 750 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 637–1,246 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.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Dry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Panorama Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 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.
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More from this trailhead
- Panorama Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Panorama Trail 3 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Panorama Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 756 ft
- Mission Reservoir–Dry Creek Trail, 5 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft
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