Peninsular Trail & Penitencia Creek Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Alum Rock Park near East Foothills, CA. It climbs 444 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi302 – 617 ft4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Trail 37.39540, -121.82534
Nearest town East Foothills, CA
Directions
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Peninsular Trail & Penitencia Creek Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 303–616 ft
Out & Back · Alum Rock Park
Trailhead: Penitencia Creek Trail · 37.39540, -121.82534
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Peninsular Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Penitencia Creek Road, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Penitencia Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peninsular Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Penitencia Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
19% dirt81% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 7 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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