Providencia Pond–Prospect #3 Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile loop in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near English Town, CA. The route reaches Providencia Pond. It climbs 982 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi554 – 1,365 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: New Almaden Trail 37.20365, -121.87457
Nearest town English Town, CA
Directions
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Providencia Pond–Prospect #3 Trail Loop, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 982 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 556–1,365 ft
Loop · Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Trailhead: New Almaden Trail · 37.20365, -121.87457
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on New Almaden Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cinnabar Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Providencia Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Providencia Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Prospect #3 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Randol Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Prospect #3 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto New Almaden Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% dirt30% gravel19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
More from New Almaden Trail Trailhead
- New Almaden Trail 2 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Guadalupe Trail & New Almaden Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 406 ft
- Webb Canyon Trail via New Almaden Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Prospect #3 Trail & Webb Canyon Trail via New Almaden Trail 5 mi · ▲ 755 ft
- New Almaden Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 835 ft
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