Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Randol Viewpoint & Day Tunnel Trail via Randol Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Randol Viewpoint & Day Tunnel Trail via Randol Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near English Town, CA. The route reaches Randol Viewpoint. It climbs 701 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Randol Viewpoint & Day Tunnel Trail via Randol Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 529–1,105 ft
Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Trailhead: Hacienda Trail · 37.19322, -121.83663
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Transit-accessible: McKean Road & Almaden Road stop 647 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hacienda Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Capehorn Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Randol Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Randol Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Randol Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miReach Randol Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Randol Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Capehorn Pass Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Hacienda Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McKean Road & Almaden Road stop 647 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Hacienda Trail Trailhead
- Hacienda Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 690 ft
- Hacienda Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Randol Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 893 ft
- Randol Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 701 ft
- English Camp Trail & Hacienda Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft
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