28 Trails in Santa Cruz, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest) Expert difficulty 50.0 ***** Aptos
Wilder Ranch State Park Beginner difficulty 34.0 **** Santa Cruz
Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Big Basin State Park Beginner difficulty 16.0 **** Saratoga
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
De Laveaga Advanced difficulty 10.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Rancho Canada Del Oro difficulty 10.0 Morgan Hill
John Nicholas Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Los Gatos
Henry Cowell Redwoods Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Santa Cruz
Almaden Quicksilver County Park Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Jose
Sierra Azul Open Space Intermediate difficulty 8.0 *** Los Gatos
Los Gatos Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** San Jose
Coyote Creek Trail Easiest difficulty 7.0 ***** San Jose
Santa Teresa Park Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
St. Joseph's Hill Beginner difficulty 6.0 *** Los Gatos
Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Los Gatos
Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** San Jose
Mailboxes Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Pogonip Open Space Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Santa Cruz
Quicksilver Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Los Gatos
UCSC Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Santa Cruz
Old Growth Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Aptos
Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park) Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** San Jose
Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space) difficulty 4.0 Los Gatos
Emma McCrary Trail (Pogonip Open Space) difficulty 2 **** Santa Cruz
U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Santa Cruz

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