Best Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Trails

27 Trails in Santa Cruz, California

Rank	Trail Name	Difficulty	Length (mi)	Rating	City
1.	Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest		20.0		Santa Cruz
2.	Pogonip Open Space		5.0		Santa Cruz
3.	UCSC		5.0		Santa Cruz
4.	De Laveaga		10.0		Santa Cruz
5.	Wilder Ranch State Park		34.0		Santa Cruz
6.	Mailboxes		5.0		Santa Cruz
7.	Santa Teresa Park		6.0		San Jose
8.	Aptos Fire Road (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest)		12.0		Aptos
9.	Big Ride (Forest Of Nisene Marks and Soquel Demonstration Forest)		50.0		Aptos
10.	Old Growth		5.0		Aptos
11.	Sierra Azul Open Space		8.0		Los Gatos
12.	St. Joseph's Hill		6.0		Los Gatos
13.	Los Gatos Creek Trail		8.0		San Jose
14.	Big Basin State Park		16.0		Saratoga
15.	Coyote Creek Trail		7.0		San Jose
16.	Henry Cowell Redwoods		10.0		Santa Cruz
17.	Almaden Quicksilver County Park		10.0		San Jose
18.	John Nicholas		10.0		Los Gatos
19.	Quicksilver		5.0		Los Gatos
20.	Hidden Springs Trail (Santa Teresa Park)		4.0		San Jose
21.	Woods Trail (Sierra Azul Open Space)		6.0		Los Gatos
22.	Emma McCrary Trail (Pogonip Open Space)		2		Santa Cruz
23.	Gazos Creek / Middle Ridge		12.0		Saratoga
24.	Rocky Ridge Trail (Santa Teresa Park)		6.0		San Jose
25.	U-Conn trail (Pogonip Open Space)		2.0		Santa Cruz
26.	Rancho Canada Del Oro		10.0		Morgan Hill
27.	Mt. Umunhum (Sierra Azul Open Space)		4.0		Los Gatos

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