Hike | Miles | Vertical | Time | Rating |
---|
Henry Coe State Park |
| Coit Lake
|
27.6 |
6090 |
15:47 |
8 |
A tough 2-day backpacking trip to/from Coit lake. Lots of up and down,
with the highlights being China Hole and Los Cruzeros.
|
| Kelly Lake Loop
[Henry Coe State Park] |
17.8 |
4200 |
12:37 |
7 |
A 2-day, 1-night backpacking loop starting from the Hunting
Hollow entrance of Henry Coe. Lots of rolling hills,
steep trails, and a pretty lake.
|
| Poverty Flat
|
9.5 |
2400 |
5:41 |
7 |
| Frog Lake (Henry Coe)
[Henry Coe State Park] |
6.9 |
1660 |
4:59 |
6 |
Moderate loop hike including a small lake set among rolling hillsides.
|
San Jose Area |
| Antler Point
[Joseph D. Grant County Park, Santa Clara County] |
11.0 |
2450 |
7:08 |
7 |
| Hotel Trail
[Joseph D. Grant County Park, Santa Clara County] |
7.0 |
1205 |
2:40 |
4 |
Santa Cruz Area |
| Henry Cowell Redwoods
[Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park] |
6.5 |
1280 |
5:34 |
8 |
| Skyline To Sea Trail
[Castle Rock and Big Basin State Parks] |
32.1 |
3820 |
17:07 |
8 |
| Blooms Creek Loop
[Big Basin Redwoods State Park] |
3.5 |
590 |
3:37 |
7 |
A loop hike past towering 250+ foot redwoods and alongside gentle creeks.
|
| Berry Creek Falls
[Big Basin Redwoods State Park] |
12.0 |
800 |
5:22 |
7 |
| West Ridge Trail
[Forest of Nisene Marks State Park] |
14.4 |
1850 |
7:21 |
7 |
Long hike through some beautiful redwood and other forest, with some
views of the Pacific Ocean.
|
| Old Landing Cove
[Wilder Ranch State Park] |
2.5 |
160 |
2:15 |
6 |
A hike along coastal bluffs to a cove with a beach and a fern cave.
|
| Fall Creek
[Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park] |
8.0 |
1905 |
5:54 |
6 |
| Maple Falls
[Forest of Nisene Marks State Park] |
8.0 |
915 |
5:46 |
6 |
| Loch Lomond Loop
[Loch Lomond] |
1.5 |
100 |
1:45 |
4 |
| Big Basin Trip 2010
[trip report] |
A weekend camping trip to the beautiful redwoods, including a short day hike.
|
Near Skyline and Highway 9 |
| Trail Camp Loop (2015)
[Castle Rock State Park] |
5.5 |
1120 |
3:33 |
7 |
Moderate loop hike past some interesting rock formations and some
great views of the mountains leading toward the coast.
|
| Trail Camp Loop
[Castle Rock State Park] |
5.5 |
800 |
- |
7 |
| Summit Rock
[Skyline-Sanborn County Park] |
1.0 |
100 |
- |
7 |
| Black Mountain Backpack Camp
[Monte Bello Open Space Preserve] |
4.6 |
910 |
3:58 |
6 |
A short 1-night backpacking trip minutes from downtown Palo Alto. |
| Long Ridge
[Long Ridge Open Space Preserve] |
4.7 |
580 |
2:40 |
6 |
| Saratoga Gap
[Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve] |
8.2 |
800 |
3:43 |
6 |
| Black Mountain
[Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve] |
9.6 |
2530 |
4:23 |
6 |
| Todd Creek Redwoods
[Sanborn Skyline Park] |
4.0 |
1260 |
3:11 |
6 |
Other |
| Mount Umunhum
[Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve] |
8.1 |
1270 |
3:41 |
7 |
Moderate out-and-back to the top of Mt. Umunhum, with great views of the South Bay Area.
|
| Rancho San Antonio
[Rancho San Antonio County Park] |
7.5 |
1600 |
3:14 |
7 |
| Almaden Quicksilver County Park
[Almaden Quicksilver County Park] |
4.5 |
830 |
3:10 |
6 |
A pleasant walk with some nice views and a great lunch spot by
Guadalupe Creek.
|
| Uvas Canyon
[Uvas Canyon County Park] |
3.5 |
700 |
3:34 |
6 |
A hike through the forest and alongside a creek, with several small waterfalls.
|
| Priest Rock
[Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve] |
8.0 |
2280 |
4:11 |
6 |
| Lookout Trail
[Stevens Creek County Park] |
1.8 |
640 |
3:06 |
5 |
Short hike to some nice views of rolling green hills.
|
| Fremont Older
[Fremont Older Open Space Preserve] |
6.2 |
1160 |
2:48 |
5 |
| Mount Madonna Loop
[Mount Madonna County Park] |
8.4 |
1850 |
4:09 |
5 |
Moderate, mostly forested loop hike with not much in the way of views.
|