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.

GPS Coordinates* for Trailhead:
Latitude 37° 9'33.50"N
Longitude 121°52'33.24"W
(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)


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

© 2002 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker.