Moon California Hiking by Tom Stienstra & Ann Marie Brown

Author:Tom Stienstra & Ann Marie Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Avalon Publishing
Published: 2020-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

172 HOTEL TRAIL

7.0 mi/3.25 hr

in Joseph D. Grant County Park

Map 7.4

The landscape around Eagle Lake in Grant County Park provides visitors with precious tranquility as well as good chances of seeing wildlife. Eagle Lake, set in the southernmost reaches of the park’s 10,000-plus acres, is the prime destination of the Hotel Trail. From the parking area, look for the trailhead for the Hotel Trail on the south side. Start the trek by hiking southeast on an old ranch road. Scan your surroundings for the wild turkeys that are commonly seen in this area. As you head deeper into the interior, you will be hiking through foothills country; cows are often encountered (keep your distance, of course). The route to Eagle Lake is a direct path of 3.5 miles where you climb a few hundred feet in the process. There are several options for side trips along the way: the best is to turn right on Canada de Pala Trail and drop down about 0.5 mile to San Felipe Creek.

User Groups: Hikers, leashed dogs, horses, and mountain bikes. No wheelchair facilities.

Permits: No permits are required. An entrance fee of $6 per vehicle is charged.

Maps: For a free trail map, contact Joseph D. Grant County Park. For a topographic map, ask the USGS for Lick Observatory.

Directions: Take U.S. 101 to San Jose and to Exit 382 for Capitol Expressway/Yerba Buena Road. Use one of the two right lanes for that exit and go 0.3 mile (then use one of left three lanes) to E. Capitol Expressway and continue 1.7 miles to Quimby Road. Turn right on Quimby Road and drive 6.8 miles to Highway 130/Mount Hamilton Road. Turn right and go 0.4 mile. The Hotel Trail starts on the south side of the road, across the road from the Grant Lake parking lot.

Contact: Joseph D. Grant County Park, San Jose, 408/274-6121; Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation, 408/355-2201, www.sccgov.org/sites/parks.

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