Sandy Wool Lake–Agua Caliente Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Ed R. Levin County Park near Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA. The route reaches Sandy Wool Lake. It climbs 1,545 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi564 – 1,184 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Calaveras Ridge Trail 37.45288, -121.86076
Nearest town Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA
Directions
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Sandy Wool Lake–Agua Caliente Trail, 3 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,545 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 564–1,183 ft
Out & Back · Ed R. Levin County Park
Trailhead: Calaveras Ridge Trail · 37.45288, -121.86076
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Downing Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Sandy Wool Lake.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Downing Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sandy Wool Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tularcitos Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Monument Peak Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Calera Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miReach Sandy Wool Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Monument Peak Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Agua Caliente Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tularcitos Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Downing Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Downing Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
78% dirt3% paved19% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Sandy Wool Lake & Agua Caliente Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 817 ft
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