25 Trails in Santa Cruz, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert 50.0 ***** Aptos
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced 10.0 *** San Jose
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced 4.0 *** San Jose
De Laveaga Advanced 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced 6.0 **** San Jose
Mailboxes Advanced 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Santa Teresa Park Intermediate 6.0 **** San Jose
UCSC Intermediate 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Old Growth Intermediate 5.0 **** Aptos
U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate 2.0 **** Santa Cruz
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate 8.0 ***** San Jose
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Big Basin State Park Beginner 16.0 **** Saratoga
Quicksilver Beginner 5.0 **** Los Gatos
Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest 12.0 **** Aptos
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest 7.0 ***** San Jose
John Nicholas Easiest 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Rancho Canada Del Oro 10.0 Morgan Hill
Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space) 4.0 Los Gatos