Boccardo Peak and Eagle Rock Loop

Starting near Upper Penitencia Creek, this loop follows the Penitencia Creek Trail through Alum Rock Park’s canyon setting before climbing onto the North Rim Trail, where the route opens toward Eagle Rock and broader views over San José and the South Bay foothills.

From Eagle Rock, the hike continues onto Todd L. Quick Trail, leaving the creek corridor for the rolling grasslands, oak woodland, and chaparral of Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve.

The Boccardo Loop Trail then circles the higher hills, with a short summit spur to Boccardo Peak, before the route retraces toward Todd L. Quick Trail, North Rim Trail, and the shaded Penitencia Creek corridor back to the start.

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