Virl O. Norton Trail via Hacienda Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Almaden Quicksilver County Park near English Town, CA. It climbs 1,263 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi443 – 1,106 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hacienda Trail 37.19322, -121.83663
Nearest town English Town, CA
Directions
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Virl O. Norton Trail via Hacienda Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,263 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 441–1,105 ft
Out & Back · Almaden Quicksilver County Park
Trailhead: Hacienda Trail · 37.19322, -121.83663
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM
Transit-accessible: McKean Road & Almaden Road stop 647 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hacienda Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Virl O. Norton Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Virl O. Norton Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Hacienda Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 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
70% dirt30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McKean Road & Almaden Road stop 647 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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