Woods Trail, Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve
Featured hike
Mile:
0.0: Start at trailhead and walk a few feet to gate SA06. Begin walking on Woods
Trail.
2.7: Junction with Barlow Road. Retrace your tracks back to the trailhead.
5.4: Back at trailhead.
Getting there:
From Interstate 280 in Santa Clara County, exit #12b onto CA 85 south. After 10
miles, exit #8 at Camden Avenue. Stay in either of the two left lanes, and at
the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Camden. Drive 2 miles, then turn right
onto Hicks Road. Drive 6 miles, and at a stop sign, turn right onto (frequently
unsigned) Mount Umunhum Road (if you get to Almaden Road, you've gone too far).
Almost immediately, turn right into the preserve parking lot
GPS Coordinates* for Trailhead:
Latitude
37°10'31.75"N
Longitude 121°51'51.33"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/sierraazul2.html
© 2006 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker.