27 Trails in Aptos, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** 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
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Santa Teresa Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Santa Cruz
Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest difficulty 0.0379 **** San Jose
Rancho Canada Del Oro  difficulty 10.0 Morgan Hill
Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space)  difficulty 4.0 Los Gatos

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