28 Trails in Aptos, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
2. Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
3. UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
4. De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
5. Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
6. Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
7. Santa Teresa Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
8. Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
9. Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
10. Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
11. Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
12. St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
13. Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
14. Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
15. Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
16. Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
17. John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
18. Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
19. Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** San Jose
20. Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
21. Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
22. Emma McCrary Trail (Pogonip Open Space)  difficulty 2 **** Santa Cruz
23. Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
24. U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Santa Cruz
25. Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose
26. Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest difficulty 0.0379 **** San Jose
27. Rancho Canada Del Oro  difficulty 10.0 Morgan Hill
28. Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space)  difficulty 4.0 Los Gatos

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