Canada Del Oro Trail

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Canada Del Oro Trail links Figueroa Trail with Bald Peaks Trail. To get to Canada Del Oro Trail from the parking area, take the Access Trail to Los Cerritos Trail, and then Figueroa Trail. Canada Del Oro Trail is about 1.4 miles from the end of the Access Trail by this route. See the Figueroa Trail description.

Canada Del Oro Trail is a wooded trail. However there are some good views through breaks in the trees and brush. Canada Del Oro Trail climbs continually from Figueroa Trail to Bald Peaks Trail.

From Figueroa Trail, Canada Del Oro begins as a doubletrack trail as it enters the woods and begins to climb gradually. After about 0.3 miles, there is a split in the trail. Go left here onto the singletrack trail. A set of arrows mark this split.

The singletrack section of Canada Del Oro Trail goes through dense woods as it climbs a ridge to Bald Peaks Trail. There is a seasonal stream valley to the left (east) of the trail, that eventually peters out at the ridge "wall". About 0.45 miles from Figueroa Trail, the ridge climb steepens and Canada Del Oro Trail comes to the first of five switchbacks. As the trail climbs these switchbacks, the trees give way to low bushes and brush. Views emerge to the northeast of the Diablo Range across Santa Clara Valley. After the last switchback, and about 0.7 miles from the trail start, the singletrack section ends at a junction with a doubletrack trail. This is marked by arrows.

Once again as a doubletrack trail, at about the 0.8 mile mark, Canada Del Oro Trail reaches a junction with Canada Del Oro Cut-Off Trail. Go right at this trail junction to continue through the woods on Canada Del Oro Trail. Canada Del Oro Cut-Off Trail is the left path at this junction, also takes one to Bald Peaks Trail, and has much better views than continuing on Canada Del Oro Trail to Bald Peaks Trail.

Both Canada Del Oro Trail and Canada Del Oro Cut-Off Trail end at Bald Peaks Trail after another quarter mile. On Bald Peaks Trail, these two trail junctions are about 0.2 miles apart.

Predominantly oak and manzanita woods can be found here, with deer occasionally roaming the forest floor. Poison oak, most likely was on the singletrack section.