Fremont Older Open Space Preserve

Featured hike
Mile:
0.0: Start near the information signboard on Cora Older Trail.
0.3: Junction. Turn right, toward Hunter's Point.
0.4: Junction. Turn right onto Seven Springs Trail.
0.9: Junction: Continue straight on Seven Springs Trail.
1.7: Junction. Continue straight, toward Hunter's Point.
1.8: Junction with Hayfield Trail. Turn right, toward Hunter's Point.
1.9: Junction with Woodhills Trail. Bear right and walk a few feet uphill to Hunter's Point. When ready, return downhill to the junction with Hayfield Trail.
2.0: Turn right onto Hayfield Trail.
2.1: Junction. Continue straight.
2.2: Junction. Stay to the left, toward "Prospect Road parking."
2.3: Junction, again, with Seven Springs Trail. Stay to the right.
2.4: Junction, again, with Cora Older Trail. Continue straight.
2.5: Junction. Turn left onto Creekside Trail.
2.6: Junction. Turn left onto a paved road.
2.7: Back at the trailhead.

Getting there:
From Highway 280 in Santa Clara County, take Highway 85 south for about 2 miles, then exit at DeAnza (turn right at end of ramp). Drive about 0.4 mile toward Saratoga, then turn right onto Prospect Road. After about 0.5 mile, turn left across the railroad tracks at the stop sign, to remain on Prospect. Drive 1 mile more, then turn left at the Fremont Older sign. Continue on this narrow stretch of road for about 0.25 mile to the parking lot at the end of the road.


Read about this hike in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/fremontolder.html

© 2002 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker.