Saratoga Gap & Table Mountain Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Upper Stevens Creek County Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Saratoga Gap. It climbs 1,504 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,736 – 2,727 ft9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.25553, -122.11795
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Saratoga Gap & Table Mountain Trail
9 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,736–2,727 ft
Out & Back · Upper Stevens Creek County Park
Trailhead: 37.25553, -122.11795
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Skyline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Saratoga Gap.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Charcoal Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Table Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 miReach Saratoga Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Charcoal Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saratoga Gap Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Skyline Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt1% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F68°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
85°66°
Wed
86°53°
Thu
92°49°
Fri
96°54°
Sat
96°56°
Sun
96°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:55 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:15 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:44 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lookout Tower via Skyline Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Skyline Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 459 ft
- Skyline Trail & Summit Rock Loop Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,013 ft
- Loughry Woods Trail & Service Road Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 967 ft
- Saratoga Gap Trail–Service Road Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft
- Goat Rock–Parking Lot Rock, 6 sights 11.9 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft
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