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New Almaden Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near English Town, CA. It climbs 418 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 1,037 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New Almaden Trail 37.20365, -121.87457
Nearest town English Town, CA

Directions

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New Almaden Trail

2 mi · ▲ 418 ft · 53 min

Elevation 632–1,036 ft

Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park

Trailhead: New Almaden Trail · 37.20365, -121.87457

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

  1. Start on New Almaden Trail, heading S.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cinnabar Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Cinnabar Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto New Almaden Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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% dirt42% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 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

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