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Wild Recovery San Jose, California

December 17, 2005 Alum Rock Park

The Place

Alum Rock Park is the oldest city park in Califronia.

Getting There

From San Jose, take 680 north exit to Berryessa Road East (right, towards the hills).Go to Piedmont, turn right. Go to Pentitencia Creek Rd, turn left. Follow Pentitencia Creek through the neighborhood
until it ends at the Alum Rock parking lot. Parking is free.

Walking the Walk

We will start from the parking area and hike up the North Rim trail, from there we take the Mineral Springs Loop trail to the South Rim trail. We will have our meeting somewhere near the top. We will then hike back along the beautiful Creek Trail. The hike is about 7 miles with an 1800 feet elevation gain, which makes it a level 3B on the new scale, or a level 4 on the old scale.

Know Before You Go

Sorry, no dogs allowed in the park.