ALMADEN QUICKSILVER COUNTY PARK PDF
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Several structures remain - a large barn/shop likely built in the early 1900s, a few of the original shacks here and there, a stone chimney (follow Church Hill trail East - it's short), and also the partially restored 'Chart House' I believe it's called, which used to house maps. You will notice several non-indigenous trees and plants originating from the 1800s inhabitants that worked the nearby mines. English Camp is located in a gap in Capitancilanos Ridge. Reward? At the end is English Camp, site of one of the original mining towns.Д®nglish Camp: Great place for lunch or a break. It's a decent little climb of about 600 feet in just over a mile, and on a sunny afternoon you can get cooking pretty well surprisingly. The trail itself, a dirt road, passes through nice views of New Almaden, Almaden Reservoir, and up to Loma Prieta (Above the site of the 1989 Earthquake). Start to English Camp: Continue on Mine Hill Trail, making a left at the first junction onto English Camp Trail, staying on this until you reach English Camp. View of Almaden Reservoir, looking South from Quicksilver Take the dirt road gate, which is 'Mine Hill Trail'.

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Make sure to grab one of the free maps at the information board. At the back of the dirt parking lot is a information board, and a gate over a dirt road that goes up the side of the mountain (Capitancillos Ridge). As much history as there is here, I will save that for another more in depth post on Quicksilver.

Across Almaden Road is a memorial to Pat Tillman, and also a historical market laying 'claim' to the first mining in California. At about 3 miles, after passing through old New Almaden, you will see a dirt parking lot. Reach it by taking Almaden Road from Almaden Expressway. This is probably the most popular and commonly known entrance to Quicksilver. Start: Start at the Hacienda Entrance to Almaden Quicksilver. You can start and end at the same entrance, the Hacienda Entrance. The Cemetery Loop is about 3.5 miles round trip - and if hiked straight through should take about 2 hours at a light pace. Hacienda Entrance - the Rattleshake on a foggy January morningДЄfter having hiked and explored Quicksilver countless times since I was a kid, I've developed this loop, which I'll call the 'Cemetery Loop' after the Hidalgo Cemetery which this loop crosses through. Some other time I will provide a post about Almaden Quicksilver County Park (I'll call it 'Quicksilver' from here on out, as a lot of south bay locals refer to it). Why is it my favorite? It's a sure bet, enjoyable hike that I always go on with friends.

ALMADEN QUICKSILVER COUNTY PARK PDF

Please visit the Santa Clara County ParkВ for the latest park updates and Covid-19 safety protocols.This blog refers to trails and sites found on The Almaden Quicksilver County Park PDF Map.ДЄs my first post for Stones and Bones, I'll share with you my favorite hike. Drive 0.4 mile to the park entrance on the left. Drive 0.6 mile and then turn right onto Mockingbird Hill Lane. Drive 4.4 miles south on Almaden Expressway, and then turn right onto Almaden Road. From CA-85, take exit 6 for Almaden Expressway south. The Mockingbird Hill Entrance is located on the southeast side of Almaden Quicksilver County Park. After a short 0.3 mile, turn right to rejoin the New Almaden Trail for the last 0.7 mile back to the trailhead, traversing this particularly colorful stretch of wildflowers once more. After 1.2 miles, turn left to stay on the Randol Trail towards the Buena Vista Trail.В At the 4.7-mile mark, turn left onto the Buena Vista Trail.

At the top of the hill thereвЂ™s a picnic table overlooking the Santa Clara Valley, San Jose, Santa Cruz Mountains, Black Mountain, Mission Peak, Mount Hamilton, and the Diablo Range.Д«ear left to join the Randol Trail, a nice and wide dirt trail with sunny stretches and shady corridors of warriorвЂ™s plume, maidenhair fern, and milk maids. The narrow dirt trail is mostly shaded, with slants of sun, and every now and then you can see Mount Hamilton to the northeast.В At the 2.8-mile mark, turn left onto Prospect Trail, climbing steeply for the next 0.2 mile beside fiddleneck, popcorn flower, and poppies.

The trail lopes along a pretty creek, ravines, and grasslands filled with buttercups and lupine. Beginning on the New Almaden Trail, climb under California bay and buckeye before quickly descending into a sloping canyon with purple Chinese houses, larkspur, and baby blue eyes. ThereвЂ™s something extra wild about Almaden Quicksilver County ParkВ these days: wildflowers! TheyвЂ™re exploding like confetti amid the grasslands, and you can see them on this 5.7-mile balloon loop that starts from the parkвЂ™s Mockingbird Hill Entrance.

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