Calero Creek Trail 2015-12-23

Calero creek trail

After a series of storms that passed by us, today was a break with clear weather, sunshine and typical blue skies we are blessed with in California even in winter. Apollo and I took advantage of the break and decided to hike the Calero Creek trail that runs from Singer Park (Camden Road) where we had turned around when we hiked Los Alamitos Creek trail in August and Stiles Ranch/Santa Teresa Park in May. I had parked close to Singer Park on a side street as road side parking is not possible on Camden Ave. 

We started our walk in Los Alamitos Creek trail. The trail runs through Singer park before coming to an intersection on Camden Ave where Calero Creek and LAC trails separate, both running parallel by their namesake creeks. From here until Harry Rd junction, Calero creek trail also runs by Camden Ave, a nice paved, blacktop multi-use trail.

At Harry Rd, the trail crosses the creek and continues south by it. This stretch, little more than a mile, goes until San Vicente Ave parking lot for Stiles Ranch/Santa Teresa Park. And it is a dirt trail all the way.

The dirt trail runs by Calero creek for a portion of this stretch. On the other side is a fenced orchard, probably belonging to IBM campus with Santa Teresa mountains in the backdrop. The trail turns sharply left goes right to the foot hills, crossing Santa Teresa creek along the way.

And for the home stretch, the dirt trail runs right by the foot hills until it reaches San Vicente Ave. Starting out as an urban black top trail, Calero creek trail transforms nicely to a rural section running amidst farmlands and orchards by the mountains for a while, providing excellent variety. 

LAC trail

On the way back, at Harry Rd, we pressed ahead to the intersection of LAC trail head at McKean Rd, nearly half a mile walk by a quiet residential neighborhood. From this end until Singer park, LAC trail runs on either side of the creek. 

Alamitos creek

On both sides, the trail is bordered by a residential area on one side with the wide Alamitos creek in the middle. It passes through an underpass at Almaden expwy before reaching Camden Ave junction. 

More pictures from our 4.7 mile walk.
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