Peak Trail via Panorama Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Mission San Jose District, CA. It climbs 959 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi742 – 1,473 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Spring Valley Trail 37.53025, -121.90592
Nearest town Mission San Jose District, CA
Directions
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Peak Trail via Panorama Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 959 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 743–1,473 ft
Out & Back · Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Spring Valley Trail · 37.53025, -121.90592
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Transit-accessible: Ohlone College - Key D stop 477 m from the trailhead
- Start on Spring Valley Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Panorama Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miBear right onto Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Panorama Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Spring Valley Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ohlone College - Key D stop 477 m from the trailhead
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