Alum Rock Park, on San Jose’s southeastern edge, is about as fine a hiking park as you’ll find within the city limits of a town with a million people living in it. Most city parks have little need for trail…
Alum Rock Park
Latest Hikes column: Alum Rock Park
by tom • November 15, 2007 • 0 Comments
Posted today at mercurynews.com: Created by an act of the Legislature in 1872, the park is tucked into a canyon on San Jose’s eastern edge. Trails to the top of the canyon walls offer impressive views of civilization to the…
An Alum Rock outing
by tmangan • October 22, 2007 • 4 Comments
Now and again I have to remind myself there’s actual hiking with hills and woods available within the San Jose city limits. The city has a few trails for walking, jogging and biking, but the vibe’s more suburban than backcountry…
Good day at Alum Rock
by tmangan • April 18, 2005 • 0 Comments
I’m on vacation for the next two weeks, so the first order of business on Day One had to be a hike. I chose Alum Rock Park, which is run by the city of San Jose. It used to be…