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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

  1. Start on Mine Hill Trail, heading SE.
  2. 2.4 miReach Mine Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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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