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Wildcat Canyon San Pablo Ridge 7.2 Mile Moderate Hike

11. Apr. 2026 13:00 PDT

Wildcat Canyon - Alvarado Staging Area, 5874 Park Avenue, Richmond, CA, US

WAIVER: For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile):
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/

HIKING TIME: 3-3.5 hours

DISTANCE: 7.2 miles, Loop.

ELEVATION GAIN: Approx. 1400 feet

DIFFICULTY: Moderate terrain and elevation.

FACILITIES: Restrooms and water at trailhead.

RECOMMENDED MAPS:
https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/wildcat-canyon-brochure.pdf

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/custom-routes/wildcat-canyon-7-miles-6211941

MEETING PLACE:
Parking lot at trailhead. Free. 66 spots available. Some street parking available as well. Meet by the bathrooms.

• Please use the Google Maps link below to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.
• The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around when you get there.

GPS Degrees Decimal Format:
37.951920, -122.317232
https://goo.gl/maps/JD4SUuFZeJNPdiDP8

If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, click this link. It will open Waze and start navigating to the trailhead.
waze://?ll=37.951920,-122.317232&navigate=yes

• As always, it is good practice to confirm the night before that any app you use takes you to where you expect by comparing the destination with what is posted above on your PC/Mac
• Most street addresses provided are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.

CARPOOLING:
We will use this link for carpooling. Please sign up here.
https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/w4t8ig

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone. Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above. Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately. Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All". Thank you for understanding.

SUMMARY:
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park encompasses 2,427 acres along the Wildcat Creek watershed and the surrounding hills and ridges. The park extends from the Tilden Nature Area above the Berkeley hills in the south to historic Alvarado Park at the north end in Richmond.
https://www.ebparks.org/parks/wildcat/

HIKING DIRECTIONS:
Starting at Alvarado Staging Area, head northeast on Wildcat Creek Trail for 0.23 miles. Pass Bonita Trail on your left and continue straight on Wildcat Creek Trail for 0.21 miles. Pass Belgium Trail on your left and continue straight on Wildcat Creek Trail for 1.57 miles. Pass Mezue Trail on your left and continue straight for 0.10 miles. Pass Leonards Trail on your left and continue straight for 0.18 miles. Cross a creek and pass Rifle Range Road Trail on your right (0.04 miles), then take Havey Canyon Trail on your left for 1.50 miles. Turn left onto Nimitz Way (paved road) for 0.68 miles. Turn left onto San Pablo Ridge Trail for 0.07 miles, pass Mezue Trail on your left again, and continue straight/right on San Pablo Ridge Trail for 1.21 miles. Pass Green Ridge Trail on your right and continue for 0.15 miles. At the four-way intersection, continue straight onto Belgum Trail for 0.20 miles. Pass Monte Cresta Trail on your right and continue straight/left on Belgum Trail for 0.65 miles. Turn right back onto Wildcat Creek Trail for 0.21 miles, then pass Bonita Trail on your right and continue for 0.23 miles back to the trailhead.

PLEASE READ THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ABOVE BEFORE POSTING A MESSAGE.

Sierra Azul OSP Mt El Sombroso: 12.0 mi Moderate Plus Hike

18. Apr. 2026 12:00 PDT

Almaden Quicksilver County Park Hicks/Wood Rd Entrance, Hicks Road and Wood Road, Almaden, CA, US

SIGN WAIVER HERE: https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/
For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile)
CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.

Level: Moderate plus

Total Distance: 12.0 mile, out and back.

Hiking Time:

6 hours and done by 6 PM

Elevation Change: 2152 feet.

Parking fee: Free

Official Trail Use: No Dogs allowed from the East Side where we will be hiking.

Facilities Pit toilets at trail head.

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:

https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GO BEFORE YOU ARRIVE SO WE CAN START ON TIME.

MROSD Permit 50501

Permit limit is 45 people. Therefore, please be considerate and update your RSVPs at least 24 hours before the event start time, to give someone else a reasonable amount of time to make it. I have limited the RSVPs to 90, as I expect some individuals not to show up.

Recommended Map Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve:

http://www.openspace.org/sites/default/files/pr_sierra_azul.pdf

AllTrails Map: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/almaden-quicksilver-to-mt-el-sombroso-5258d7f?p=-1&sh=rxgyfx&utm_medium=map_share&utm_source=alltrails_virality

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

• Please use the Google Maps link above to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.

• The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there.

(Most Cars) GPS Degrees Minutes Seconds Format:

37°10'31.4"N 121°51'51.6"W

(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.175386, -121.864321

Nearest street address:

Intersection of Mt. Umunhum Road and Hicks Road, Los Gatos, CA

The Google Waze app will route around "restricted access" roads, unlike the Google Maps app, using the same map data as Google Maps. Therefore, Waze is recommended over the Google Maps app for your phone.

If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, click this URL:

http://waze.to/?ll=37.175386,-121.864321&navigate=yes (http://waze.to/?ll=48.149491,17.108636&navigate=yes)

Just click it. It will open Waze and start navigating to the trail head.

• As always, it is good practice to confirm the night before that any app you use takes you to where you expect by comparing the destination with what is posted above on your PC/Mac.

• Most street addresses provided are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.

PARKING DIRECTIONS:

Drive to:

Mt Umunhum Road and Hicks Road ( map (https://goo.gl/maps/ekDbGKcDAST2))

Click on this map (https://goo.gl/maps/ekDbGKcDAST2)link and you will see to the west side of the road there is the:

Midpeninsula Open Space Reserve: Jaques Ridge Parking Area

and a much larger parking area to the east side of the road at:

Almaden Quicksilver County Park Hicks/Wood Road Entrance

We will meet you at the Wood Road Entrance.

Plan to arrive 15 minutes early to find parking, and walk to the trail head.

CARPOOLING DIRECTIONS:

We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/i6hab9

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.

Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".

Thank you for understanding.

SUMMARY:

One can visit serpentine grasslands, hard, rocky, and steep chaparral, dense stands of bay trees, or quiet, shaded oak woodland forests. For the more hardy explorers, there are deep ravines and riparian corridors, some containing seasonal or year-round water flow.

The entire Preserve provides homes for deer, bobcats, coyotes, and many other species of animals. This Preserve has the beauty and ruggedness of an unspoiled wilderness and attracts visitors seeking a more vigorous hiking, biking, and equestrian experience.

HIKING DIRECTIONS:

Parking lot -> Woods Trail -> Mt El Sombroso Summit.

Mt El Sombroso Summit -> Woods Trail -> Parking lot.

PLEASE READ THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ABOVE BEFORE POSTING A MESSAGE.

Alum Rock and Sierra Vista 10.3 mi Moderate Plus Hike

25. Apr. 2026 13:00 PDT

Last Parking Lot at Alum Rock Park, 37.397081, -121.798203, San Jose, CA, US

SIGN WAIVER HERE: https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/

For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile)

CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.

Level: Moderate Plus

Total Distance: 10.3 miles, two loops and out and back sections

Hiking Time: 5 hours

Elevation Change: 2,277 feet

Parking fee: $6 per vehicle

Official Trail Use: No dogs.

Facilities: Restrooms located off the parking lot.

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials-how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

ALUM ROCK TRAIL MAP:
https://www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showdocument?id=31867

SIERRA VISTA TRAIL MAP:
https://www.openspaceauthority.org/sites/default/files/2025-10/SVISTrailMap_Georef_2025-10.pdf

ALLTRAILS MAP:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/custom-routes/alum-rock-sierra-vista-10-3-miles-0797317?u=i&sh=pyl4xm

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

(Most Cars) GPS Degrees Minutes Seconds Format:

37°23'49.5"N 121°47'53.9"W

(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.397083, -121.798306

Nearest street address:

Use North Gate entrance. Drive here first:

15156 Penitencia Creek Rd, San Jose, CA

Then drive into the park all the way down about 1.5 miles to the gate.

WAZE APP:

The Google Waze app will route around "restricted access" roads, unlike the Google Maps app, using the same map data as Google Maps. Therefore, Waze is recommended over the Google Maps app for your phone.

If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, click this URL:

http://waze.to/?ll=37.397083,-121.798306&navigate=yes

Just click it. It will open Waze and start navigating to the North Gate.

As always, it is good practice to confirm the night before that any app you use takes you to where you expect by comparing the destination with what is posted above on your PC/Mac.

• Most street addresses provided are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.

Parking:

Plan to arrive 30 minutes early to find parking, and walk to the trail head.

Carpooling:

We will use this link for carpooling:

https://groupcarpool.com/t/9vhbi0

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.

Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".

Thank you for understanding.

HIGHLIGHTS

Alum Rock Park is one of California’s oldest municipal parks. Located within the Alum Rock Canyon in the foothills of the Diablo Mountain Range, the park’s 740 acres of natural, rugged, beauty provide visitors with many leisure outdoor activities including, hiking, jogging, bicycling and picnicking. Due to it’s proximity to rural, natural lands, the park is home to many wild animals. Those animals include mountain lions, bobcats, deer and a number of other smaller animals.

Special features of the park include Penitencia Creek which transects the entire park, the Mineral Springs area that contains active mineral springs and grottos, the Gazebo and the Log Cabin which was constructed in 1913. Nine reservable group picnic areas provide barbecue pits, picnic tables and nearby restrooms for groups ranging in size from 30 to 300. Boccardo Peak offers sweeping views of San Jose and neighboring cities. Sierra Vista includes elevated views of Alum Rock Park and the surrounding mountains.

TRAIL HIKING DIRECTIONS

->> Turn left from the end of the parking lot onto Alum Rock Falls Road for 0.1 miles.
->> Continue straight at the junction onto North Rim Trail for 0.4 miles
->> Turn right onto Weather Loop for 0.1 miles
->> Continue straight at the first junction onto Todd Quick Trail for 0.4 miles
->> Turn right at the first junction onto Boccardo Loop Trail for 0.2 miles staying right at the first junction and continuing to the second junction
->> Turn right to stay on Boccardo Loop Trail for 1.4 miles
->> Turn right onto Sierra Vista Trail for 0.5 miles
->> Turn right at the junction with Kestrel Trail to stay on Sierra Vista Trail for 0.7 miles
->> Turn right at the junction with Upper Calaveras Fault Trail for 0.5 miles
->> Continue straight through the next intersection onto Upper Calaveras Fault Trail 0.2 miles
->> Turn sharply right at the next intersection to stay on Upper Calaveras Fault Trail for 1.8 miles, passing straight through 3 junctions and continuing to the fourth junction
->> Turn right onto Sierra Vista Trail for 1.2 miles, passing straight through two junctions and continuing to the third junction
->> Turn right for a short distance, then turn left onto Boccardo Spur Trail and continue to Boccardo Peak for 0.2 miles. Enjoy the view.
->> Turn back down the Boccardo Spur Trail for 0.2 miles
->> Turn left onto Boccardo Loop Trail for 1.1 miles
->> Continue straight at the junction onto 0.1 miles to the second junction
->> Turn left onto Todd Quick Trail for 0.4 miles
->> Continue straight at the junction onto Weather Loop for 0.1 miles
->> Turn left onto North Rim Trail for 0.4 miles to return to the parking lot

PLEASE READ THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ABOVE BEFORE POSTING A MESSAGE.

Santa Teresa CP: Coyote Peak 9.3 mi Moderate Hike

02. Mai 2026 13:00 PDT

Santa Teresa County Park Joice-Gulnac-Bernal Ranch, 372 Manila Drive, San Jose, CA, US

WAIVER: For us to hold our large events at local parks, the local parks require us to carry insurance for our events. To participate in our events, please sign this waiver (required by our insurance underwriter) for each event. Please do so online prior to arriving (works on mobile):

https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/waiver-signing-form/

CARPOOL REQUEST COMMENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED DUE TO THE LARGE SIZE OF THE GROUP. Please read below how to carpool.

Level: Moderate

Total Distance: 9.3 mile, loop

Hiking Time: 4.75 hours

Elevation Change: 1804 feet.

Parking fee: Use street parking near this entrance.

Official Trail Use: No dogs at this entrance.

Please read our tutorial for hiking in the sun:
https://www.sleeplateandhike.com/tutorials/how-to-hike-in-the-sun/

Facilities Restrooms located off the parking lot.

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO GO BEFORE YOU ARRIVE SO WE CAN START ON TIME.

Recommended Map Santa Teresa County Park

https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Documents/Santa-Teresa-map.pdf

• Please use the Google Maps link above to familiarize yourself with the trip and explore various route options from your home. Zoom in all the way.

• The GPS locations below and the map link above are accurate enough to find us by looking around with your eyes when you get there.

(Most Cars) GPS Degrees Minutes Seconds Format:

37°13'34.1"N 121°47'55.9"W

(Google Maps) GPS Degrees Decimal Format:

37.226140, -121.798872

Nearest street address:

372 Manila Drive, San Jose, CA

The Google Waze app will route around "restricted access" roads, unlike the Google Maps app, using the same map data as Google Maps. Therefore, Waze is recommended over the Google Maps app for your phone.

If you have the Waze app installed on your phone, click this URL:

http://waze.to/?ll=37.226140,-121.798872&navigate=yes

Just click it. It will open Waze and start navigating to the trail head.

• As always, it is good practice to confirm the night before that any app you use takes you to where you expect by comparing the destination with what is posted above on your PC/Mac.

• Most street addresses provided are approximate, and may be up to a couple of miles from the hike location. Use GPS coordinates when driving, if possible.

Parking:

Plan to arrive 30 minutes early to find parking, and walk to the trail head.

Carpooling: We will use this link for carpooling:

https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/8somap

Please sign up here.

CARPOOLING MANNERS:

Please refrain from trying to negotiate your carpool in the comments, as it is equivalent to sending multiple "Reply All" emails to everyone.

Please start your carpool quest, by first adding yourself to the carpool link above.

Then, use the contact info provided by the driver or rider in the link above to contact them directly and privately.

Please be considerate of others and resist the urge to "Reply All".

Thank you for understanding.

HIGHLIGHTS

Santa Teresa County Park located in the Santa Teresa Hills ten miles south of downtown San Jose. This diverse 1,673 acre park, rich in history, offers spectacular views from its trails above the Almaden and Santa Clara Valleys. The secluded upland valleys of the park provide a quiet interlude for exploring the natural environment minutes away from the surrounding developed areas.

AllTrails Link:

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map--49163?p=-1&sh=pyl4xm&utm_medium=map_share&utm_source=alltrails_virality

TRAIL HIKING DIRECTIONS
Joice Trail 1.1 miles -> Bernal Hill Trail 0.2 miles -> Mine Trail 0.5 miles -> Stile Ranch Trail 1.6 miles -? Fortini Trail 0.8 miles -> Mine Trail 0.3 miles -> Rocky Ridge Trail 1.8 miles -> Coyote Peak Trail 0.3 miles to arrive at Coyote Peak.

Coyote Peak Trail 0.4 miles -> Hidden Springs Trail 1.0 miles -> Ohlone Trail 0.1 miles -> Mine Trail 0.2 miles -> Norred Trail 0.8 miles -> Joice Trail 0.1 miles

PLEASE READ THE EVENT DESCRIPTION ABOVE BEFORE POSTING A MESSAGE.