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| Access to the Catamount Trail is via the access road to the Longwall Cyn Trial. |
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| The Catamount trailhead is to the right -- tin storage building no longer there. |
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| Steep in places, the Catamount Trail climbs 1.7 miles to the Bald Peaks Trail junction. |
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| Thinking Catamount would be easier to hike down than up -- hiked Longwall Canyon Trial first to enjoy its sweeping views. |
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| Longwall Canyon Trail and Bald Peaks Trail junction. |
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| Bald Peaks Trail stretches away into the distance along the ridge top. |
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| To the south, views of Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve. |
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| To the north, views of Calero County Park, its Reservoir, and the foothills of Santa Clara Valley. |
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| Ridgetop view towards Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve. |
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| Gate bars entrance to closed section of Rancho near the Catamount Trail junction. |
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| From Longwall Cyn/Bald Peaks Trail junction, it's 1 mile to Catamount Trail Junction. |
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| Catamount and Bald Peaks Trail Junction. |
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| View south along Catamount Trial. |
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| Backwards glance towards Bald Peaks Trail. |
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| Catamount Trail drops quickly into the canyon. |
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| Many picturesque oaks line the trail. |
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| Looking south, you can trace the Mayfair Ranch Trail across the hillside in the distance. |
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| The Catamount Trail jogs right as it nears the Longwall Canyon Trial junction. |
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| Catamount Trail is open to hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. |
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