Bald Mountain Trail, Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve

Featured hike
Mile:
0.0: Start at the roadside parking area, then cross Mount Umunhum Road and walk a few feet back downhill to gate SA07. Begin walking on Bald Mountain Trail.
0.7: Hilltop and end of the trail. Retrace your tracks back to the trailhead.
1.4: Back at roadside parking.

Getting there:
From Interstate 280 in Santa Clara County, exit CA 85 South (exit #12b). Drive south about 10 miles, then exit Camden Avenue (exit #8). Drive south on Camden about 2 miles, then turn right onto Hicks Road. Drive south on Hicks Road about 6 miles, then turn right onto (unsigned) Mount Umunhum Road (this is a two-lane road past Guadalupe Reservoir; an open space gate on the right is visible from Hicks Road). Drive uphill on Mount Umunhum Road about 2 miles to the roadside pullout on the right side of the road, just before the gated end of (public access to) Mount Umunhum Road.

Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/sierraazul/sierraazul.html

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