25 Trails in Portola Valley, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
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
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Stevens Creek County Park  difficulty 6.0 Cupertino
Five Canyons Open Space  difficulty 30.0 Hayward
Bedwell Bayfront Park  difficulty 4.0 Menlo Park
Inner Loop  difficulty 6.0 Menlo Park
Sawyer Camp Trail  difficulty 12.0 San Mateo
Laurelwood Park  difficulty 3.0 Belmont
Eaton park  difficulty 1.3 San carlos

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