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Santa Teresa Park --Joice, Bernal Hill, Mine,and Norred Loop

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Santa Teresa Park --Joice, Bernal Hill, Mine,and Norred Loop

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Santa Teresa County Park is located at the southern end of the Santa Teresa Hills. The park may be accessed from either Almaden Valley or Santa Clara Valley. From Santa Clara Valley, take US 101 or Highway 85 to the Bernal Road exit.
It has a few entrances to Santa Teresa park. The one we will hike on is located at 372 Manila drive , San Jose. It is in residential area.

Hiking Difficulty - Moderate
Elevation --800-1000 ft
Distance-- 3.1 or 6 miles

PARKING FREE -- Street Parking and A few Official parking spots
We will meet near Chicken Coop and the restroom

WHAT TO EXPECT
The first 1 miles will be straight uphill about 700-800 elevation.
We can do longer or shorter depends on our preference . It is 3 miles Min. It can be extended to 5 --6 miles.
It will be 6-8 miles if we go to Coyote peak and loop back from Rocky Ridge trail.
On the top of the hill, we can have a great view. We can see Mountain Hamilton and Lick Observatory

Reference links from All trails as below:
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/joice-bernal-hill-norred-loop
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/santa-teresa-county-park-trail-loop

IMPORTANT ADVISORY: Please bring enough water. It will have nice breeze on top of hills.

IMPORTANT
Please read reviews to ensure you are physically fit to do the trail.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ACTVITY (EITHER AS MEMBER OR AS GUEST) YOU ASSUME ALL RISK & DISCHARGE ORANIZERS OF ANY & ALL LIABILITY
Please read up on rules on our main club page, be on time at meeting point, meet at the meeting point shown below, wear hiking shoes and bring walking sticks (as needed). By attending/ responding to this event you agree to all the disclaimers on our main club page and discharge organizers of all liability.

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372 Manila Dr
372 Manila Dr · San Jose, CA
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