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Halls Valley to Washburn Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop
California

Halls Valley to Washburn Loop

Mount Hamilton, California

9.1 mi

Distance

2,474 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 1m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

Halls Valley to Washburn Loop is a loop trail in Santa Clara County, California. It is 9.1 miles long and gains 2,474 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:445 ft
Max:895 ft
Gain:754 ft
Loss:754 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 445 ft and 895 ft across 9.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.445 ft595 ft745 ft895 ft0.0 mi2.3 mi4.5 mi6.8 mi9.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi484 ft
High point4.7 mi895 ft
End9.1 mi484 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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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.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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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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