68 Trails in San Jose, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
Pachecho Falls Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Gilroy
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
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
Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest difficulty 0.0379 **** San Jose
Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose
Emma McCrary Trail (Pogonip Open Space) difficulty 2 **** Santa Cruz
Highway 87 Trail Easiest difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** San Martin
U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Santa Cruz
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
Santa Teresa Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
Greenbelt Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Hayward
Joseph D. Grant County Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Lake Del Valle Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Harvey Bear Trail Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Martin
Alum Rock County Park Beginner difficulty 5 ***
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Montgomery Hill difficulty 2.0 *** San Jose
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge difficulty 12.0 *** Saratoga
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** San Jose
Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz

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