Peninsular Trail & Penitencia Creek Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Alum Rock Park near East Foothills, CA. It climbs 438 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi302 – 643 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.39522, -121.80318
Nearest town East Foothills, CA
Directions
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Peninsular Trail & Penitencia Creek Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 303–644 ft
Out & Back · Alum Rock Park
Trailhead: 37.39522, -121.80318
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Inspiration Point Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peninsular Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Peninsular Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Peninsular Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Inspiration Point Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
Trail surface
46% dirt54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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