26 Trails in Portola Valley, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Water Dog Lake Park Intermediate difficulty 20 **** Belmont
Purisma Creek Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Woodside
El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Intermediate difficulty 40.0 **** Woodside
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge  difficulty 12.0 *** Saratoga
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Russian Ridge Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Sawyer Camp Trail  difficulty 12.0 San Mateo
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
Laurelwood Park  difficulty 3.0 Belmont
Eaton park  difficulty 1.3 San carlos

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