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La Vereda del Monte

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La Vereda del Monte (Spanish for "The Mountain Trail") was a backcountry route through remote regions of the Diablo Range, one of the California Coast Ranges.

From its northern end at Point of Timber on the Sacramento River Delta near modern-day Brentwood, the trail traveled south to the Livermore Valley. It passed through Alisal (now part of Pleasanton, California), then continued south through the San Antonio Valley into the rugged backcountry of the Diablo Range, traversing what is now Henry Coe State Park and crossing Pacheco Pass. At Poso de Chane near present-day Coalinga, it linked to other roads and trails such as El Camino Viejo.

The trail was notably used by Joaquin Murrieta as a route for driving stolen hoses from Contra Costa County to the Central Valley. He was killed at Arroyo de Cantua near the trail.

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La Vereda del Monte Wikipedia