Mine Hill Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near Alamitos, CA. It climbs 884 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi312 – 1,037 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: McAbee Creek Trailhead 37.21350, -121.88451
Nearest town Alamitos, CA
Directions
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Mine Hill Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 884 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 312–1,036 ft
Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Trailhead: McAbee Creek Trailhead · 37.21350, -121.88451
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start on Mine Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 2.4 miReach Mine Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 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
82% dirt18% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:16 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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