Monument Peak Northwest–Sandy Wool Lake, 4 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Ed R. Levin County Park near Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA. The route passes Sandy Wool Lake before reaching Monument Peak Northwest at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 2,496 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi633 – 2,510 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tularcitos Trail 37.45769, -121.86333
Nearest town Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA
Directions
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Monument Peak Northwest–Sandy Wool Lake, 4 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,496 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 634–2,509 ft
Out & Back · Ed R. Levin County Park
Trailhead: Tularcitos Trail · 37.45769, -121.86333
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tularcitos Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sandy Wool Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Monument Peak Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bay Area Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 2.5 miReach Monument Peak Northwest, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Monument Peak Road, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tularcitos Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Tularcitos Trail Trailhead
- Sandy Wool Lake & Tularcitos Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 651 ft
- Sandy Wool Lake–Agua Caliente Trail, 4 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,608 ft
- Sandy Wool Lake–Agua Caliente Trail, 4 sights 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,355 ft
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