Sandy Wool Lake & Tularcitos Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Ed R. Levin County Park near Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA. The route passes Sandy Wool Lake and Sandy Wool Lake. It climbs 651 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi499 – 738 ft · steepest grade: 30%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tularcitos Trail 37.45769, -121.86333
Nearest town Mobilodge of Milpitas, CA
Directions
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Sandy Wool Lake & Tularcitos Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 651 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 499–737 ft
Out & Back · Ed R. Levin County Park
Trailhead: Tularcitos Trail · 37.45769, -121.86333
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:14 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tularcitos Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Sandy Wool Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Sandy Wool Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Downing Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Downing Road, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Sandy Wool Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Downing Road, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Calaveras Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Downing Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sandy Wool Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tularcitos Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
39% dirt8% paved53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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