Walden Pond & Peterson Trail via Sanborn Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Walden Pond & Peterson Trail via Sanborn Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sanborn County Park near Saratoga, CA. The route reaches Walden Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 738 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Walden Pond & Peterson Trail via Sanborn Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,400–1,808 ft
Out & Back · Sanborn County Park
Trailhead: Sanborn Trail · 37.23243, -122.06406
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 94°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sanborn Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Peterson Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto San Andreas Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Vernon J. Pick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Walden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto San Andreas Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Peterson Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sanborn Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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