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| Henry Coe
State Park |
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Hunting Hollow Loop |
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| The Henry Coe State Park is
an extraordinary place. Rugged terrain, real wilderness experience,
deep forest, and sweeping vistas abound. |
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| There are so many trails in
this, the second largest State Park in Northern California, that it's hard
to narrow down the possibilities. This particular loop is relatively
tame for that area, but will give you a good taste of the place. When
I say "tame" I mean that from a relative frame of reference. Coe Park
can be very difficult, and this run simply falls into the category of
"things could be worse!" |
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| Course
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Meeting Place: |
Hunting Hollow Entrance parking Lot. Parking
is $1.00 per car. |
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Distance: |
12 mile base, plus tons more if you want |
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Difficulty: |
Moderately Difficult (~2,300 feet of vertical gain) |
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Water: |
No potable water! Bring treatment gear if you need it. |
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| Directions to
Start: The Hunting Hollow entrance to
Henry Coe Park is located on Gilroy Hot Springs Road, the same road you take
to get to Coyote Reservoir. To get to the entrance, take Highway 101 to
Gilroy (which is about 10 miles south of Morgan Hill and 25 miles south of
San Jose). Take the Leavesley Road exit (County Road G9) and head east.
After about 1.8 miles, turn left (north) on New Avenue; go a little over
half a mile and then turn right (east) on Roop Road. About 3.3 miles up Roop
Road, you'll pass the Coyote Reservoir Road on the left. The Hunting Hollow
entrance is about 3.3 miles past the Coyote Reservoir Road turnoff. The
distance from 101 to the Hunting Hollow entrance is about 9 miles.
More info is available online at:
http://www.coepark.parks.ca.gov/directionsse.html |
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| Course Description: |
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Go Southeast on Hunting Hollow Road |
0.0 |
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Hunting Hollow Parking Lot |
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Turn Left on Wagon Road |
3.1 |
3.1 |
Junction with Wagon Road |
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Veer Left onto Steer Ridge Road |
3.8 |
6.9 |
Junction with Steer Ridge Road |
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Turn Left Down Middle Steer Ridge Trail |
2.0 |
8.9 |
Junction with Middle Steer Ridge Trail |
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Turn Right onto Hunting Hollow Road |
2.0 |
10.9 |
Junction with Hunting Hollow Road |
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Follow Hunting Hollow Road back to cars |
0.8 |
11.7 |
Hunting Hollow Parking Lot |
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