68 Trails in San Jose, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Easiest difficulty 35.0 **** San Martin
Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
Five Canyons Open Space difficulty 30.0 Hayward
Pachecho Falls Advanced difficulty 25.0 ***** Gilroy
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Sunol/Pleasanton
Garin / Dry Creek Regional Parks difficulty 20.0 Hayward
Lake Del Valle Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Livermore
Ed Levin County Park difficulty 19.0 Milpitas
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
Coe Coit / Grapevine difficulty 15.0 Gilroy
Coe Middle Ridge (Henry W. Coe State Park) difficulty 12.0 Morgan Hill
Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge difficulty 12.0 *** Saratoga
Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Easiest difficulty 12.0 **** Aptos
San Vicente Redwoods difficulty 11 Santa Cruz
Upper Stevens Creek County Park Easiest difficulty 11.0 ***** Santa Cruz
De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Ohlone to Rocky Ridge and Stiles Ranch loop (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** San Jose
Skyline Ridge Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Palo Alto
Harvey Bear Trail Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** San Martin
Rancho Canada Del Oro difficulty 10.0 Morgan Hill
Coyote Hills Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Fremont
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
Saratoga Gap Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Saratoga
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
Stevens Canyon Trail Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Cupertino
Henry W. Coe State Park Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Morgan Hill
Christmas Hill Garlic Ride Easiest difficulty 9.0 **** Gilroy
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Arastradero Preserve Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Almaden Lake Trail difficulty 8.0 San Jose
Mission Peak Beginner difficulty 8.0 ** Fremont
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
Russian Ridge Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Palo Alto
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
Joseph D. Grant County Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Monte Bello / Rancho San Antonio Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Palo Alto
Stevens Creek County Park difficulty 6.0 Cupertino
Santa Teresa Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Inner Loop difficulty 6.0 Menlo Park
Greenbelt Park Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Hayward
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Highway 87 Trail Easiest difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Alum Rock County Park Beginner difficulty 5 ***
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Portola Valley

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