Guadalupe Reservoir–Providencia Pond, 9 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near New Almaden, CA. The route passes Providencia Pond before reaching Guadalupe Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 1,909 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 1,588 ft9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mine Hill Trail 37.17397, -121.82507
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
Directions
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Guadalupe Reservoir–Providencia Pond, 9 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 1,909 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 479–1,589 ft
Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Trailhead: Mine Hill Trail · 37.17397, -121.82507
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mine Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto English Camp Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hacienda Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto April Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left onto Mine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto April Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Providencia Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Providencia Pond.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Enriquita Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Guadalupe Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Providencia Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto April Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto April Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mine Hill Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Hacienda Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto English Camp Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 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
62% gravel38% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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