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New Almaden Trail route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

New Almaden Trail

San Jose, California

13.5 mi

Distance

4,117 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 31m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

New Almaden Trail is a loop trail in Santa Clara County, California. It is 14 miles long. 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:115 ft
Max:348 ft
Gain:1,255 ft
Loss:1,255 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 115 ft and 348 ft across 13.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.115 ft193 ft270 ft348 ft0.0 mi3.4 mi6.8 mi10.1 mi13.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi163 ft
High point9.7 mi348 ft
End13.5 mi163 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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