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Panorama Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Mission San Jose District, CA. It climbs 756 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi725 – 1,247 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.52777, -121.89596
Nearest town Mission San Jose District, CA

Directions

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Panorama Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 756 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 724–1,246 ft

Out & Back · Mission Peak Regional Preserve

Trailhead: 37.52777, -121.89596

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Panorama Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spring Valley Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto YSC Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Spring Valley Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Panorama Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 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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