About hiking in Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County, California has 580 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 880 miles, an average of 1.5 miles each. The longest is Bay Area Ridge Trail - 03 - South Bay, at 102 miles. 23 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Santa Clara County are like

By length, 359 are under a mile, 198 run 1 to 5 miles, and 23 are 5 miles or longer. 29 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Los Trancos Trail, at 6.9 miles.

Of the 392 with a difficulty rating, 221 easy, 170 moderate, and 1 hard. Of the 580 with measured elevation, Los Trancos Trail climbs the most, about 7,977 ft, and 57 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Hiking Trails — page 1 of 2

Bay Area Ridge Trail - 03 - South BayHike102 mi Coyote Creek TrailHikeMTB62.1 mi Alviso Slough TrailHikeMTB12.3 mi Manzanita TrailHikeMTB10.8 mi Canyon TrailHike10.7 mi Stephen E. Abbors TrailHike10.6 mi Coyote Ridge TrailHikeMTB8.9 mi Canada de Pala TrailHikeMTB8.6 mi Saratoga to the SkylineHike7.7 mi Arrowhead Loop TrailHike7.0 mi San Tomas Aquino Creek TrailHikeMTB6.9 mi Los Trancos TrailHike6.9 mi Skyline TrailHikeMTB6.9 mi San Tomas Aquino / Saratoga Creek TrailHikeMTB6.8 mi Woods TrailHikeMTB6.4 mi New Almaden TrailHike5.9 mi Page Mill TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Kennedy TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Chamise TrailHike5.3 mi John Nicholas TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Coyote Alamitos CanalHikeMTB5.2 mi Aquinas TrailHikeMTB5.1 mi Limekiln TrailHikeMTB5.0 mi Indian Creek TrailHikeMTB5.0 mi Cross Canyon TrailHikeMTB4.8 mi Grizzly Gulch TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi China Hole TrailHikeMTB4.6 mi Stanford Dish Loop TrailHike4.6 mi Lisa Killough TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Randol TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi Oak Cove TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Boccardo Loop TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Center Flats RoadHikeMTB4.3 mi Mount Umunhum TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Cottle TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Creek TrailHike4.1 mi Pacheco Creek TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Thompson Creek TrailHike4.0 mi Table Mountain TrailHike3.9 mi Washburn TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Hacienda TrailHike3.8 mi Priest Rock TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Stanford Perimeter TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Middle Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Highway 237 BikewayHikeMTB3.4 mi Adobe Creek TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Hotel TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Mine TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Mallard Slough TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Reservoir RoadHike3.2 mi Calero Creek TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Bella Vista TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Summit Rock Loop TrailHike3.2 mi Jim Donnelly TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Dutch's TrailHike3.1 mi Rock House Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Bear Mountain Peak TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Mayfair Ranch TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Madrone Channel TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Saratoga to The Skyline TrailHike2.9 mi Toyon TrailHike2.9 mi Mississippi Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Grapevine TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Tony Look / Stevens Creek TrailHike2.8 mi North Fork TrailHike2.8 mi Sprig TrailHike2.7 mi Sanborn TrailHike2.7 mi Upper Pete Siemens TrailHike2.7 mi Monte Bello Road (Trail)HikeMTB2.7 mi The Narrows TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Ohlone TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Lyman Willson Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Bay Checkerspot TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Yerba Buena TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Woodland Vallley TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi South Rim TrailHike2.6 mi Serpentine Loop TrailHike2.5 mi Chisnantuk Peak TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Sierra Vista TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi San Francisquito Creek TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Rancho San Ysidro TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Halls Valley TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Permanente Creek TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Bowl TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Edwards Loop TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Mississippi Creek TrailHike2.3 mi Charcoal RoadHike2.3 mi Savannah TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Stevens Creek Nature TrailHike2.3 mi Hammond-Snyder Loop TrailHike2.3 mi Harvey Bear TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Adobe Creek Loop TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Flat Frog TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Rocky Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Calaveras TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Coyote TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Knibbs Knob TrailHike2.2 mi Upper Calaveras Fault TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Kelly Lake TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Agua Caliente TrailHike2.2 mi Middle Steer Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Gaviota TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Zinfandel TrailHike2.1 mi Kelly Cabin Canyon TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Mummy Mountain TrailHike2.1 mi Meadow TrailHike2.1 mi Martin Murphy TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Bear Spring TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Levee Regional TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Spike Jones TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Anza TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Winslow's TrailHike1.9 mi White Oak TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Calaveras Ridge TrailHike1.9 mi Mendoza TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Barlow RoadHikeMTB1.9 mi Fish TrailHike1.9 mi Blackhawk TrailHike1.8 mi Ed Willson TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Rawhide TrailHike1.8 mi White Tank Spring RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Ojo de Agua TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Los Huecos TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Skyway TrailHike1.7 mi Catamount TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Seven Springs Loop TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Live Oak Spring RoadHikeMTB1.7 mi Joe's Trail SaratogaHike1.6 mi Evergreen Creek TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Los Coches Ridge TrailHike1.6 mi Vasquez TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Long Bunny LoopHike1.6 mi Lookout TrailHike1.6 mi Trappers Fire RoadHike1.6 mi Redtail Loop TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi County Line RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Parker Ranch TrailHike1.6 mi Hetch Hetchy Linear ParkwayHikeMTB1.5 mi Waterwheel Creek TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Willow Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Redwood Springs TrailHike1.5 mi Contour TrailHike1.5 mi Stile RanchHikeMTB1.5 mi Alec Canyon TrailHike1.5 mi Redfern TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi South Pacific Coast RailroadHike1.5 mi Bayview TrailHike1.5 mi Hidden Springs TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Bill's Hill TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Phegley Ridge RoadHike1.4 mi Jackass TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Redwood TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Lake Silveira Wetlands TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Serpentine Spring TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Rock Tower TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Tularcitos TrailHike1.4 mi Panorama TrailHike1.4 mi Bowl Loop TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Little Llagas Creek TrailHike1.4 mi Willow Springs TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Townsprings TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Jackson TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Steer Ridge TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Juan Bautista de Anza TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Edmundson Creek TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Tule Elk TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Mora TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Black Oak Spring TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Pala Seca TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Butterfield Linear Park PathHikeMTB1.3 mi Longwall Canyon TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Springs TrailHike1.3 mi Heron TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Dormida TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Domino Pond TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Figueroa TrailHike1.3 mi Dog TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Tower TrailHike1.3 mi Montgomery Hill TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Todd L. Quick TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Eagle Pines TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Deep Gulch TrailHike1.2 mi Overlook TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Mile TrailHike1.2 mi Jones TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Valley Oak TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Cullen TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Berryessa Creek TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Gunsight TrailHike1.2 mi Timm TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Mudd Spring TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Virl O. Norton TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Walsh TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Burra Burra TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Long Dam TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Corral TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Matadero Creek Pedestrian TrailHike1.1 mi Aquila Loop TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Hostel TrailHike1.1 mi Quarry TrailHike1.1 mi Percolation Pond TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Scherrer TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Forest TrailHike1.1 mi Vernon J. Pick TrailHike1.1 mi Calabazas Creek TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Grizzly Flat Trail NorthHikeMTB1.1 mi Madrone Knoll TrailHike1.1 mi Serpentine TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Foothill TrailHike1.1 mi Calera Creek TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Rancho La Polka TrailHike1.1 mi Pony Tracks Fire RoadHike1.1 mi Oak TrailHike1.1 mi Fitness TrailHike1.0 mi Serenity TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Grizzly Flat Trail SouthHikeMTB1.0 mi Lakeview TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Tan Oak TrailHike1.0 mi 4th TrailHike1.0 mi Rim TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Frog Lake TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Bol Park Bike PathHikeMTB1.0 mi Willson Peak TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Braen Canyon TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Mack's Corral TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Heritage TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Bay TrailHike1.0 mi Elderberry Spring TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Rat Spring TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Coit Spring TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Cougar TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Tamien TrailHike1.0 mi Coit Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Cochrane Road PathHike0.9 mi Canada Del Oro TrailHike0.9 mi Mount Eden TrailHike0.9 mi Heart's Delight TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Novitiate TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Ponderosa TrailHike0.9 mi Bonhoff TrailHike0.9 mi Larkspur Canyon TrailHike0.9 mi Madrone Soda Springs TrailHike0.9 mi Pacheco Falls TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Bear Meadow TrailHike0.9 mi Regnart Creek TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Santa Teresa Blvd PathHike0.9 mi Phegley Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Ames Research Center Access TrailHike0.9 mi Mississippi Lake TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Santa Rosa TrailHike0.9 mi North Rim TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Valley View TrailHike0.9 mi Hill Rd PathHike0.9 mi Switchback TrailHike0.9 mi Hoover Lake TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Rose Dam TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Spring Valley TrailHike0.8 mi Coit Dam TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi FortiniHikeMTB0.8 mi Artemas-Ginzton PathwayHike0.8 mi Drift Fence TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Prospect #3 TrailHike0.8 mi Lost Spring TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Woodrat TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Pena TrailHike0.8 mi Lower Madrone TrailHike0.8 mi Costanoan TrailHike0.8 mi Harvey Bear Connector TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Barberry Lane PathwayHikeMTB0.8 mi Renzel TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Lions Creek TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Airpoint TrailHike0.8 mi George Milas TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Albertson ParkwayHike0.8 mi Rancho San Antonio Bike PathHikeMTB0.8 mi Canteen TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Meadowfair Park PathwayHike0.7 mi Open Space Authority trail (under development)Hike0.7 mi Lost Creek Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Purple Pond TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Creekside TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Hayfield TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Fowler Creek TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Matadero Creek TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Ravensbury TrailHike0.7 mi Salamander Springs TrailHike0.7 mi Orchard Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Dexter TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Coit Lake TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Vista Loop TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Packard TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Bald Mountain TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Overfelt loop pathHike0.7 mi Norred TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Rancho Laguna Seca TrailHike0.7 mi Laurel TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Hetch Hetchy TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Marshfront TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Lower Meadow TrailHike0.6 mi

← All Santa Clara County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.