Novitiate Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve near Los Gatos, CA. It climbs 436 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi696 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 32%2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.21312, -121.98110
Nearest town Los Gatos, CA
Directions
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Novitiate Trail
2 mi · ▲ 436 ft · 53 min
Elevation 695–1,105 ft
Out & Back · St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve
Trailhead: 37.21312, -121.98110
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 12% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:42 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Novitiate Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Range Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Manzanita Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Serpentine Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Manzanita Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Novitiate Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 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
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F57°
Precip12%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:42 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Sat
75°50°
Sun
82°49°
Mon
86°49°
Tue
87°52°
Wed
77°52°
19%
Thu
91°61°
18%
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
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