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Penitencia Creek and Woodland Trail Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
California

Penitencia Creek and Woodland Trail Loop

San Jose, California

1.6 mi

Distance

427 ft

Elev. Gain

38m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Penitencia Creek and Woodland Trail Loop is a loop trail in Santa Clara County, California. It is 1.6 miles long and gains 427 feet. It is in or next to San Jose, California.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:155 ft
Max:210 ft
Gain:130 ft
Loss:130 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 155 ft and 210 ft across 1.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.155 ft173 ft192 ft210 ft0.0 mi0.4 mi0.8 mi1.2 mi1.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi174 ft
High point0.6 mi210 ft
End1.6 mi174 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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