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Ohlone Viewpoint–Coyote Peak Trail, 8 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near New Almaden, CA. The route reaches Ohlone Viewpoint. It climbs 846 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi259 – 856 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pueblo 37.21448, -121.79557
Nearest town New Almaden, CA

Directions

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Ohlone Viewpoint–Coyote Peak Trail, 8 sights

5 mi · ▲ 846 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 260–855 ft

Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park

Trailhead: Pueblo · 37.21448, -121.79557

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pueblo, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Coyote Peak Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Peak Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ohlone Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miPass Ohlone Viewpoint.
  10. 0.4 miReach Ohlone Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Service Road, heading S.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ohlone Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.2 miSharp left onto Hidden Springs Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Mine Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pueblo, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

11% dirt2% paved87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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