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California

Penitencia Creek Trail

San Jose, California

0.2 mi

Distance

7 ft

Elev. Gain

3m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Penitencia Creek Trail is a point-to-point trail in Santa Clara County, California. It is 0.2 miles long and gains 7 feet. The surface is gravel. Per OpenStreetMap contributors, it is open to bikes. 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:72 ft
Max:75 ft
Gain:3 ft
Loss:0 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 72 ft and 75 ft across 0.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.72 ft73 ft74 ft75 ft0.0 mi0.0 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi72 ft
End0.2 mi75 ft

Trail Details

Bike access: OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Route Type
Point to Point
Surface
Gravel

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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: Aug 17, 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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