Peak Trail via Panorama Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Mission Peak Regional Preserve near Mission San Jose District, CA. It climbs 913 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi840 – 1,473 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Panorama Trail 37.53876, -121.90989
Nearest town Mission San Jose District, CA
Directions
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Peak Trail via Panorama Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 913 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 841–1,473 ft
Out & Back · Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Panorama Trail · 37.53876, -121.90989
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
- Start on Panorama Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Panorama Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 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.
Other ways to reach this destination
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