38 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
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Stevens Creek County Park difficulty 6.0 Cupertino
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Sawyer Camp Trail difficulty 12.0 San Mateo
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
Russian Ridge Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Penitencia Creek difficulty 4.0 San Jose
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Mission Peak Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Fremont
Marilyn Murphy Kane Trail difficulty 3.0 Pleasanton
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
Laurelwood Park difficulty 3.0 Belmont
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Inner Loop difficulty 6.0 Menlo Park
Highway 87 Trail Easiest difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Greenbelt Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Hayward
Grass Peak Trail (Almaden Quicksilver County Park) Easiest difficulty 0.0379 **** San Jose
Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge difficulty 12.0 *** Saratoga
Garin / Dry Creek Regional Parks difficulty 20.0 Hayward
Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
Five Canyons Open Space difficulty 30.0 Hayward
El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
Eaton park difficulty 1.3 San carlos
East Ave Park difficulty 3.0 Hayward
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Belgatos Park difficulty 3.0 San Jose
Bedwell Bayfront Park difficulty 4.0 Menlo Park
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso

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