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Sanborn County Park

Walden Pond & Peterson Trail via Sanborn Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Walden Pond & Peterson Trail via Sanborn Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sanborn County Park near Saratoga, CA. The route reaches Walden Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 738 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,401 – 1,808 ft · steepest grade: 23%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sanborn Trail 37.23243, -122.06406
Nearest town Saratoga, CA
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Walden Pond & Peterson Trail via Sanborn Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 738 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 1,400–1,808 ft

Out & Back · Sanborn County Park

Trailhead: Sanborn Trail · 37.23243, -122.06406

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sanborn Trail, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Peterson Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto San Andreas Trail, heading W.
  5. 350 ftTurn right onto Vernon J. Pick Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Walden Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto San Andreas Trail, heading S.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Peterson Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sanborn Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peterson-trail-out-back

Trail surface

33% paved23% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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