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Avenue of the Noble Giants route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Avenue of the Noble Giants

Mount Hamilton, California

10.6 mi

Distance

2,582 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 33m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Avenue of the Noble Giants is an out-and-back trail in Santa Clara County, California. It is 11 miles long and gains 2,582 feet. It is in or next to San Jose, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:482 ft
Max:901 ft
Gain:787 ft
Loss:787 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 482 ft and 901 ft across 10.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.482 ft622 ft761 ft901 ft0.0 mi2.7 mi5.3 mi8.0 mi10.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi484 ft
High point4.9 mi901 ft
End10.6 mi484 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
San Jose, CA · in or next to town
County:
Santa Clara County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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