38 Trails in Palo Alto, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate 40.0 **** Woodside
Five Canyons Open Space 30.0 Hayward
Garin / Dry Creek Regional Parks 20.0 Hayward
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate 20 **** Belmont
Big Basin State Park Beginner 16.0 **** Saratoga
Sawyer Camp Trail 12.0 San Mateo
Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge 12.0 *** Saratoga
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Skyline Ridge Intermediate 10.0 *** Palo Alto
John Nicholas Easiest 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Saratoga Gap Intermediate 10.0 **** Saratoga
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner 10.0 **** Fremont
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest 10.0 *** Cupertino
Purisma Creek Intermediate 9.0 **** Woodside
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate 8.0 ***** San Jose
Mission Peak Beginner 8.0 ** Fremont
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Russian Ridge Beginner 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Arastradero Preserve Beginner 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Greenbelt Park Beginner 6.0 **** Hayward
Highway 87 Trail Easiest 6.0 **** San Jose
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Stevens Creek County Park 6.0 Cupertino
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Inner Loop 6.0 Menlo Park
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Fremont Older Intermediate 4.0 **** Cupertino
Bedwell Bayfront Park 4.0 Menlo Park
Penitencia Creek 4.0 San Jose
Belgatos Park 3.0 San Jose
East Ave Park 3.0 Hayward
Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail 3.0 Pleasanton
Laurelwood Park 3.0 Belmont
Eaton park 1.3 San carlos
Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest 0.0379 **** San Jose
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner 0.0 *** Alviso