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Overview
To find the Lower San Felipe Trail start, from the park road where Brush Trail starts, take Brush Trail. Almost immediately, is the signposted Brush Trail/Snell Trail junction. Follow the arrow onto Snell Trail. A very short ways later is the Lower San Felipe Trail start, marked by a sign post. The Lower San Felipe Trail start is a total of only 0.1 miles from the road where Brush Trail starts.<br><br>Lower San Felipe Trail descends very gradually as it runs on the southwest side of the broad San Felipe Creek Valley. To the right/southwest side of the trail the thinly wooded hillside rises away from the trail. To the left/northeast, the open valley drops gradually to San Felipe Creek. Snell Barn is below in this valley. However the creek is too far away to be seen. The creek's valley is open grasslands with wetlands at the valley bottom. Across the valley are the tree studded grass hills of the Diablo Range that rise to over 4,000 feet. high. Mount Hamilton, 4,265 feet., with Lick Observatory on its summit, can be seen in the distance. Great views!<br><br>Lower San Felipe Trail ends at Corral Trail and Eagle Trail after a little over 0.7 miles.
Trail Stats
1.2 km
0 m
479 m
447 m
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Photos
The beautiful thin woods along the northern end of Brush Trail, on a sunny spring day.
The beautiful thin woods along the northern end of Brush Trail, on a sunny spring day.
Snell Barn in the Diablo Range hills of Joseph D. Grant County Park. Mt. Hamilton, 4,265 ft., is in the distance toward the right. Lick Observatory can be seen at the top of Mt. Hamilton.
Snell Barn in the Diablo Range hills of Joseph D. Grant County Park. Mt. Hamilton, 4,265 ft., is in the distance toward the right. Lick Observatory can be seen at the top of Mt. Hamilton.
Snell Barn
Snell Barn
Snell Barn is nestled in the Diablo Range hills of Joseph D. Grant County Park. Springtime along (Lower) San Felipe Trail.
Snell Barn is nestled in the Diablo Range hills of Joseph D. Grant County Park. Springtime along (Lower) San Felipe Trail.
The spring green hills of the Diablo Range are seen across the San Felipe Creek Valley, through a break in the trees along Brush Trail.
The spring green hills of the Diablo Range are seen across the San Felipe Creek Valley, through a break in the trees along Brush Trail.