Near Fortini Trail
Looking southwest from the Fortini Trail, the Santa Cruz Mountains stand in the distance with Mt. Umunhum on the right.
Near Fortini Trail
Wild turkeys hike along the Mine Trail, enjoying the grass hills south of San Jose and the Santa Cruz Mountains in the distance.
Near Fortini Trail
The Fortini Trail travels into the Santa Teresa Hills.

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Fortini Trail

2.0 (1 Rating)
A connector into the Santa Teresa County Park trails.
0.8
mi
Distance
109
ft
Gain
easy
Difficulty
River/Creek

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.81mi
Distance
109ft
Elevation Gain
13ft
Elevation Loss
30%
Max Grade
488ft
High Point
378ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
The Fortini Trail is the quickest and easiest way to get to the Santa Teresa County Park trails from the Almaden Valley side of Santa Teresa County Park. The Fortini Trail starts from Stile Ranch Trail near a small parking area. For about the first 0.4 miles, the trail goes along a lightly-used road that borders a sparsely populated area. Homes and out buildings can be seen. About 0.4 miles from the trailhead, Fortini Trail leaves the populated area behind and enters park land along a creek - Santa Teresa Creek. Fortini Trail follows the wooded banks of Santa Teresa Creek until it ends at the Mine Trail, a major trail in Santa Teresa County Park.

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Contributors
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