66 Trails in San Jose, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Pachecho Falls Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Gilroy
Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** San Jose
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Lake Del Valle Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Santa Teresa Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Santa Cruz
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose
Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Joseph D. Grant County Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
Russian Ridge Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Greenbelt Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Hayward
Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
Alum Rock County Park Beginner difficulty 5 ***
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Harvey Bear Trail Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Martin
Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
Mission Peak Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Fremont
Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
Christmas Hill Garlic Ride Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Gilroy
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** San Martin
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
Highway 87 Trail Easiest difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest difficulty 0.0379 **** San Jose
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space) difficulty 4.0 Los Gatos

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