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Joseph D Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
California

Joseph D Loop Trail

Mount Hamilton, California

2.0 mi

Distance

305 ft

Elev. Gain

48m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Joseph D Loop Trail is a loop trail in Santa Clara County, California. It is 2 miles long and gains 305 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:480 ft
Max:555 ft
Gain:93 ft
Loss:93 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 480 ft and 555 ft across 2.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.480 ft505 ft530 ft555 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.5 mi2.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi484 ft
High point1.0 mi555 ft
End2.0 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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