Almaden Quicksilver County Park

New Almaden Trail & Webb Canyon Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 2 hr 19 min

New Almaden Trail & Webb Canyon Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near Alamitos, CA. It climbs 845 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 702 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.21475, -121.88144
Nearest town Alamitos, CA

Directions

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New Almaden Trail & Webb Canyon Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 286–701 ft

Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park

Trailhead: 37.21475, -121.88144

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Camden Avenue & Leyland Park Drive stop 770 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miContinue straight onto New Almaden Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn left onto Webb Canyon Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miReach New Almaden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto New Almaden Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 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

91% dirt7% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Camden Avenue & Leyland Park Drive stop 770 m from the trailhead

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