Healthy Trails Guidebook - County of Santa Clara
Healthy Trails Guidebook - County of Santa Clara
Healthy Trails Guidebook - County of Santa Clara
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Almaden Quicksilver <strong>County</strong> Park<br />
Deep Gulch/English Camp/Mine Hill/<br />
Castillero <strong>Trails</strong><br />
Trail length: 5.2 miles (figure 8 loop)<br />
Degree <strong>of</strong> difficulty: Strenuous (1,100 ft. elevation change)<br />
Almaden Rd., San Jose 95120 • (408) 268-3883 (Calero Park Office)<br />
No parking fee<br />
Park Notes<br />
• Former site <strong>of</strong> extensive cinnabar/mercury mining activity in 18th and 19th<br />
centuries, with remnants <strong>of</strong> mining era remaining throughout park<br />
• Extensive trail system through shaded oak, mixed woodland and grassland areas<br />
• Nearby Casa Grande and New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum<br />
feature newly furnished period rooms and mining exhibits<br />
(21350 Almaden Rd., (408) 323-1107)<br />
Trail Info & Highlights<br />
• Dirt parking lot shared by cars and horse trailers<br />
• Trail loop with multiple inclines and declines<br />
• Portable restrooms at trailhead; rest areas at English Camp and along trails<br />
• Diversity in wildlife and habitats, from mixed oak woodlands, open grasslands,<br />
serpentine, riparian<br />
• Mine operation relics at English Camp, Rotary Furnace, San Cristobal Mine<br />
• Scenic views <strong>of</strong> foothills and <strong>Santa</strong> <strong>Clara</strong> Valley<br />
• Seasonal wildflowers, year-round wildlife viewing<br />
Trail Directions<br />
• From far southwest end <strong>of</strong> parking area, go to Deep Gulch Trailhead<br />
(behind fenced mine equipment display)<br />
• Take Deep Gulch Trail 1.2 miles to intersection <strong>of</strong> English Camp Trail<br />
• Turn left on English Camp Trail and proceed 0.5 miles to Mine Hill Trail<br />
junction<br />
• Turn left on Mine Hill Trail and proceed 0.9 miles to Castillero Trail junction<br />
• Turn left on Castillero Trail and proceed 1.0 mile back to English Camp Trail<br />
• Turn right on English Camp Trail and proceed 1.3 miles to Mine Hill Trail<br />
• Turn right on Mine Hill Trail and proceed 0.4 miles back to parking lot<br />
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