67 Trails in San Jose, California

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
2. Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
3. Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
4. UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
5. De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
6. Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
7. Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
8. Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
9. Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
10. Santa Teresa Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
11. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
12. Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
13. Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
14. Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
15. Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
16. Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
17. Joseph D. Grant County Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
18. Fremont Older Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Cupertino
19. Alum Rock County Park Beginner difficulty 5 ***
20. Pachecho Falls Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Gilroy
21. St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
22. Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
23. Christmas Hill Garlic Ride Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Gilroy
24. Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
25. Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
26. Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
27. Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
28. Greenbelt Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Hayward
29. Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
30. Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
31. Russian Ridge Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
32. Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley
33. Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
34. John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
35. Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
36. Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** San Jose
37. Lake Del Valle Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
38. Harvey Bear Trail Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Martin
39. Highway 87 Trail Easiest difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
40. Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
41. Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
42. Emma McCrary Trail (Pogonip Open Space) difficulty 2 **** Santa Cruz
43. Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge difficulty 12.0 *** Saratoga
44. Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
45. Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
46. Alviso Marina County Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Alviso
47. U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Santa Cruz
48. Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** San Martin
49. Mission Peak Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Fremont
50. Alamitos Creek Trail (Hidden Springs Trail) Intermediate difficulty 1.2 **** San Jose

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