Santa Teresa Springs–Bernal Hill Loop, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Santa Teresa County Park near Coyote, CA. The route reaches Santa Teresa Springs at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,237 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 827 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.22093, -121.78990
Nearest town Coyote, CA
Directions
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Santa Teresa Springs–Bernal Hill Loop, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,237 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 205–826 ft
Out & Back · Santa Teresa County Park
Trailhead: 37.22093, -121.78990
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Bernal Hill, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Joice Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Santa Teresa Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bernal Hill, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 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
25% gravel75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Joice Trail–Norred Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 656 ft
- Calero Creek Trail–Fortini, 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 524 ft
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