Penitencia Creek Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Alum Rock Park near East Foothills, CA. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi472 – 617 ft2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Trail 37.39478, -121.81009
Nearest town East Foothills, CA
Directions
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Penitencia Creek Trail
2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 46 min
Elevation 474–616 ft
Out & Back · Alum Rock Park
Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Trail · 37.39478, -121.81009
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Penitencia Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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 8:13 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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