27 Trails in Santa Cruz, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
2. Pogonip Open Space Intermediate 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
3. UCSC Intermediate 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
4. De Laveaga Advanced 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
5. Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
6. Mailboxes Advanced 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
7. Santa Teresa Park Intermediate 6.0 **** San Jose
8. Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest 12.0 **** Aptos
9. Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert 50.0 ***** Aptos
10. Old Growth Intermediate 5.0 **** Aptos
11. Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate 8.0 *** Los Gatos
12. St. Joseph's Hill Beginner 6.0 *** Los Gatos
13. Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate 8.0 ***** San Jose
14. Big Basin State Park Beginner 16.0 **** Saratoga
15. Coyote Creek Trail Easiest 7.0 ***** San Jose
16. Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
17. Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced 10.0 *** San Jose
18. John Nicholas Easiest 10.0 *** Los Gatos
19. Quicksilver Beginner 5.0 **** Los Gatos
20. Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced 4.0 *** San Jose
21. Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced 6.0 **** Los Gatos
22. Emma McCrary Trail (Pogonip Open Space) 2 **** Santa Cruz
23. Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge 12.0 *** Saratoga
24. Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced 6.0 **** San Jose
25. U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate 2.0 **** Santa Cruz
26. Rancho Canada Del Oro 10.0 Morgan Hill
27. Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space) 4.0 Los Gatos

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