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Mount Umunhum Santa Clara County From: Jacques Ridge Parking Area (Gate SA6) Or Bald Mountain Parking Area To: Mount Umunhum Summit in San José Bay Area Ridge Trail Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve: Mount Umunhum Santa Clara County From: Jacques Ridge Parking Area (Gate SA6) or Bald Mountain Parking Area To: Mount Umunhum Summit in San José Bay Area Ridge Trail To Los Gatos Multi-Use Kennedy To Camden Ave. San Jose Rd. 17 Los Gatos Hiking/Bikes Horse/Hiking Kennedy Hiking k St. Joseph’s Hill Hicks Rd. e e Hiking on Sidewalk r Open Space & Bikes on Street C Preserve s o t Connector Trails a G Almaden s Trail Other Trails Guadalupe o Limekiln 2,000 1,000 L Quicksilver Segment Start/End Trail County Park Limekiln 1.0 Mileage Between Points dam Randol Trail Canyon Mine Trail Gate SA21 Priest closed area Lexington Reservoir 660' 2.5 2,600' Black P Kennedy Hill A Guadalupe 1,762' 1700' Trail l m Rock Reservoir Rd. Priest a 1.4 Hicks Rd. Rock Trail B Lexington 1.5 Trail r i d Reservoir g Soda 2,800' e County Park Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve Bear Spring 1,200 Creek 17 Limekiln Rd. Canyon Trail R Sprin 2,900' d Soda gs . 0.5 El Sombroso Rd. 2,999' closed area S Woods To Santa Cruz I E R 1,402' 0.1 R Gate SA6 P A . Trail P d To Woods Trail Woods R Sierra Azul Trail . EP 2,400 A3,000 1,600 d m Z R Barlow Open Space u U 3.0 m h L 1,750' 2.8 u n 1,600 h 1.9 Preserve u mu n m U To N ew 2,000 U Almaden . Mount Umunhum . t Road t Barlow 3486' M 1.9 West Summit overlook M Mt. Thayer Mount RidgeTrail.org 561-2595 (415) 94129-1405 CA Francisco, San 3 Suite Ave., Kennedy General 1007 0.2 ail 3,483' P East Summit Tr m Umunhum Bald u P 3,486' Road 0.2 radar tower Mountnh private Mountain u P 2,387' U m Umunhu P 0.4 Mt m Trail 3.2 2,422' 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 mile m Trail 2,422' nhu 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 mile 3,200 Mount Umu 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 kilometer 3.4 0 0.2 0.4 kilometer Contour interval is 200 feet private MAP_311+312 rev 4/5/19 v46 The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Trail Ridge Area Bay The Post your photos @bayarearidgetrail and see them on our website. #bayarearidgetrail Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve: Mount Umunhum From: Jacques Ridge Parking Area (Gate SA6) or Bald Mountain Parking Area To: Mount Umunhum Summit in San José Length: 8.1 miles one-way (Jacques Ridge Parking Area to summit) or 3.8 miles one-way (Bald Mountain Parking Area to summit); car shuttle possible. Elevation Gain/Loss: 2,435 feet/385 feet one-way (from Jacques Ridge) or 1,150-foot gain one-way (from Bald Mountain) Accessibility: Hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers The Mount Umunhum Trail provides an opportunity to experience the mountain’s ecosystem before arriving at the 3,456-foot summit. Most of the well-graded uphill trail is in a bay, oak, and madrone woodland with sections opening up to fantastic views of the Santa Clara Valley. The summit provides unparalleled views of the Bay Area and the ocean, and an opportunity to learn about the mountain’s cultural and natural history through numerous interpretive panels. Be prepared for extreme temperatures and wind on the summit! Starting from the Jacques Ridge parking lot is a much longer and more challenging route. This trail description is excerpted from the 2019 Guidebook. For details on all trails, trailheads and more buy the book from Wilderness Press. For more resources to plan your trip, visit our Trail Tools page. LINK to buy book: https://advkeen.co/BayAreaRidgeTrail LINK to Trail Tools: https://ridgetrail.org/trail-tools/ Post your photos @bayarearidgetrail and see them on our website. #bayarearidgetrail The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council 1007 General Kennedy Ave., Suite 3 San Francisco, CA 94129-1405 (415) 561-2595 RidgeTrail.org.
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