Randol Viewpoint–Castillero Trail, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near New Almaden, CA. The route reaches Randol Viewpoint. It climbs 946 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi479 – 1,388 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mine Hill Trail 37.17397, -121.82507
Nearest town New Almaden, CA
Directions
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Randol Viewpoint–Castillero Trail, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 946 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 479–1,389 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.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Randol Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Randol Viewpoint.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Day Tunnel Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Castillero Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto English Camp Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Mine Hill Trail, heading E.
- 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% dirt35% rock3% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Mine Hill Trail Trailhead
- Deep Gulch Trail & English Camp Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft
- April Trail–Day Tunnel Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 855 ft
- Mine Hill–Hanging Tree, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Mine Hill–Hanging Tree, 7 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,251 ft
- Randol Viewpoint–Day Tunnel Trail, 5 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 693 ft
- Castillero Trail–Day Tunnel Trail, 6 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft
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