Alum Rock Park is one of my favorite parks in San Jose. This is my mini Mission Peak hike but with fewer hikers and closer to downtown San Jose. To get to this hike take the Alum Rock Avenue exit from 680 Freeway and head for the east foothills. The Avenue passes a golf course [...]
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Alum Rock Park to Boccardo Trail
Posted in hiking, hiking in Santa Clara County, hiking near San Jose, hiking trails in South Bay, tagged alum rock park, hiking, hiking east foothills in San Jose, hiking in Santa Clara County on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rhus Ridge to Black Mountain
Posted in hiking, hiking in Santa Clara County, hiking near San Jose, hiking trails in South Bay, tagged Black Mountain, rancho san antonio, Rhus Ridge Trail on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Description: 9.6 miles, 2400 feet of climbing, 4.5 hours. Topo map of hike. Tuesday I took off work to hike Black Mountain in Rancho San Antonio Open Space expecting to start from Hidden Villa. Little did I know that they close the park to hikers during the summer for kids’ camps. So I turned around [...]
Antler Point in Grant County Park
Posted in hiking, hiking in Santa Clara County, hiking near San Jose, hiking trails in South Bay, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged Anter Point, Canada de Pala Trail, Grant Lake, Grant Ranch, Halls Valley Trail, hiking east foothills in San Jose, hiking Grant Ranch Park, hiking Mt. Hamilton, Pala Seca Trail on March 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hike Grant Ranch County Park from Grant Lake to Antler Point.
PG&E Trail at Rancho San Antonio Park
Posted in hiking, hiking in Santa Clara County, hiking trails in South Bay, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged hiking in Cupertino, hiking in Santa Clara County, Wildcat Canyon Trail on March 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
PG&E Trail in Rancho San Antonio Open Space near Cupertino, CA.
