37 Trails in Palo Alto, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Russian Ridge Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Greenbelt Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Hayward
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Mission Peak Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Fremont
Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest difficulty 0.0379 **** San Jose
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
Highway 87 Trail Easiest difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Bedwell Bayfront Park  difficulty 4.0 Menlo Park
Eaton park  difficulty 1.3 San carlos
Laurelwood Park  difficulty 3.0 Belmont
Sawyer Camp Trail  difficulty 12.0 San Mateo
Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail  difficulty 3.0 Pleasanton
Inner Loop  difficulty 6.0 Menlo Park
Penitencia Creek  difficulty 4.0 San Jose
Belgatos Park  difficulty 3.0 San Jose
East Ave Park  difficulty 3.0 Hayward
Five Canyons Open Space  difficulty 30.0 Hayward
Stevens Creek County Park  difficulty 6.0 Cupertino
Garin / Dry Creek Regional Parks  difficulty 20.0 Hayward

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