Santa Cruz County Hiking Trails, CA | Trailmonger

386

Hiking

683 mi

Total length

About hiking in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz County, California has 386 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 683 miles, an average of 1.8 miles each. The longest is Skyline To The Sea Trail, at 25.7 miles. 32 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Santa Cruz County are like

By length, 231 are under a mile, 123 run 1 to 5 miles, and 32 are 5 miles or longer. 69 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is North Coast Rail Trail, at 22.9 miles.

Of the 385 with a difficulty rating, 135 easy, 180 moderate, and 70 hard. Of the 371 with measured elevation, Skyline To The Sea Trail climbs the most, about 7,065 ft, and 53 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Hiking Trails — page 1 of 2

Skyline To The Sea TrailHike25.7 mi Aptos Creek Fire RoadHike24.9 mi North Coast Rail TrailHikeMTB22.9 mi Saratoga Toll Road TrailHike19.7 mi Ridge TrailHike14.5 mi Hihn's Mill RoadHike14.1 mi Wilder Ridge LoopHike13.8 mi West Ridge TrailHike10.8 mi Ohlone Bluff TrailHike9.7 mi Sunset TrailHike9.7 mi Cowell-Wilder Regional TrailHike9.5 mi Lost Empire TrailHike9.4 mi Achistaca TrailHike9.3 mi Long Meadow TrailHikeMTB8.9 mi Loma Prieta GradeHike8.8 mi Westridge TrailHike7.8 mi Woodcutter's TrailHikeMTB7.7 mi Engelsman Loop TrailHike7.5 mi rŭm - me' (Canyon Trail)Hike7.1 mi Eucalyptus LoopHike6.7 mi Baldwin LoopHike6.4 mi Aptos Creek TrailHike6.3 mi Hinckley Basin Fire RoadHike6.2 mi Sequoia TrailHike6.2 mi Buckeye TrailHike6.2 mi Fall Creek TrailHike6.2 mi Braille TrailHikeMTB6.1 mi Pipeline RoadHike6.0 mi Coastal Rail TrailHike5.8 mi Byrne TrailHike5.7 mi Loch TrailHike5.3 mi Rincon Fire RoadHike5.0 mi 6 mile trail loopHike5.0 mi DeLaveaga Upper LoopHike5.0 mi Big Slide TrailHike4.8 mi Big Ben TrailHike4.8 mi Buzzard Lagoon RoadHike4.7 mi Cowboy LoopHike4.6 mi Howard King TrailHike4.6 mi Pine TrailHike4.5 mi Shadowbrook TrailHike4.4 mi Truck TrailHike4.4 mi Old Cove Landing TrailHike4.4 mi Cusack's TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Saratoga Gap TrailHike4.3 mi Travertine Springs TrailHike4.1 mi Bridge Creek TrailHike3.9 mi Zane Gray CutoffHikeMTB3.6 mi Toróma (Wildcat) Trail LoopHike3.6 mi Redwood Lower LoopHike3.6 mi Aptos Rancho TrailHike3.4 mi Nutmeg TrailHike3.2 mi Loughry Woods TrailHike3.2 mi Corral RoadHike2.9 mi La Corona TrailHike2.8 mi Tractor TrailHike2.8 mi Káknu (Hawk) TrailHike2.8 mi Enchanted LoopHike2.7 mi Silver Leaf LoopHike2.7 mi Graham Hill TrailHike2.7 mi Long Ridge RoadHike2.6 mi West Cliff Multipurpose CyclewayHikeMTB2.6 mi Powder Mill TrailHike2.5 mi Italian TrailHike2.5 mi Big Rock Hole TrailHike2.5 mi Wally WorldHike2.4 mi Eagle Rock TrailHike2.3 mi Michael's Summit LoopHike2.3 mi Diversion Dam TrailHike2.2 mi Red LoopHike2.2 mi yu'- kǐs (Live Oak Trail)Hike2.2 mi Twin Oaks TrailHike2.2 mi Enchanted TrailHike2.2 mi Ridge Fire RoadHike2.2 mi Chinquapin RoadHikeMTB2.1 mi Gold LoopHike2.1 mi Whitehouse Canyon RoadHikeMTB2.1 mi Barking DogsHikeMTB2.1 mi Emma McCrary TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Summit Meadows TrailHike2.0 mi Woodrat TrailHike2.0 mi High School TrailHike2.0 mi Castle Rock TrailHike1.9 mi Watsonville Slough TrailHike1.9 mi Old Cabin TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Coastal Rail Trail Santa CruzHikeMTB1.9 mi Clark Connector TrailHike1.9 mi Powder Mill Fire RoadHike1.9 mi Amaya Creek RoadHikeMTB1.8 mi Vienna Woods TrailHike1.8 mi Skyline to the Sea - Saratoga Toll Road Connector TailHike1.8 mi Skyline To The Sea - Toll Road Interconnector TrailHike1.8 mi Kiln Fire RoadHike1.8 mi Porter TrailHike1.7 mi hai - mǐn' (Lizard Trail)Hike1.7 mi Ridge LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Eagle Creek TrailHike1.7 mi Oak Ridge TrailHike1.7 mi Holiday TrailHike1.7 mi Spring TrailHike1.7 mi Red MailboxHikeMTB1.7 mi Branciforte Creek TrailHike1.6 mi Ridge Connection TrailHike1.6 mi River Trail PedestrianHike1.6 mi Red Mountain TrailHike1.6 mi Redwood Grove Loop TrailHike1.6 mi River TrailHike1.6 mi Terrace TrailHike1.6 mi Loch Sloy TrailHike1.6 mi Orange LoopHike1.6 mi Fern Gulch RoadHike1.6 mi Rattlesnake TrailHike1.6 mi Sulphur Springs RoadHikeMTB1.6 mi Wild Boar TrailHike1.6 mi Cowboy Loop TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi Big Stump Gap TrailHike1.5 mi Dool TrailHike1.5 mi Ohlone Loop TrailHike1.5 mi Huyya (Tree) TrailHike1.5 mi Old Growth Loop TrailHike1.5 mi Cape Horn TrailHike1.4 mi Red TrailHike1.4 mi Káknu (Hawk) Trail EastHikeMTB1.4 mi Blue LoopHike1.4 mi Enchanted Loop TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Fall Creek Fire RoadHike1.3 mi Navy LoopHike1.3 mi Pogonip Creek Nature LoopHike1.3 mi Sunlit TrailHike1.3 mi yu'- kǐs (Live Oak Trail Loop)Hike1.3 mi Grover Gulch-LMB ConnectorHike1.3 mi Santa Cruz Riverwalk WestHikeMTB1.3 mi Pine Mountain TrailHike1.3 mi Upper Barking DogsHikeMTB1.3 mi Wilder Ranch Bike/Pedestrian PathHike1.2 mi Helmer TrailHike1.2 mi Zayante TrailHike1.2 mi Toróma watis (Wildcat Trail South)HikeMTB1.2 mi Eagle CutoffHikeMTB1.2 mi Schwan Lake Service RoadHike1.1 mi Santa Cruz Riverwalk EastHikeMTB1.1 mi MacLaren TrailHike1.1 mi Moore Creek TrailHike1.1 mi Rincon TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi S-Cape TrailHike1.1 mi Creeping Forest TrailHike1.1 mi Adams TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Arroyo Seco CanyonHikeMTB1.1 mi Káknu (Hawk) Trail WestHikeMTB1.1 mi Lodato Loop TrailHike1.1 mi North Loop TrailHike1.0 mi Meadow TrailHike1.0 mi Blue TrailHike1.0 mi Bear Mountain TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Monte Vista TrailHike1.0 mi North Fire RoadHike1.0 mi D-CupsHike1.0 mi Magenta LoopHike1.0 mi Berry Creek Falls TrailHike1.0 mi Tanbark Loop TrailHike1.0 mi Manti TrailHike0.9 mi Ruth Perry TrailHike0.9 mi Fern TrailHike0.9 mi Newell Creek TrailHike0.9 mi Old Vineyard TrailHike0.9 mi Service Road TrailHike0.9 mi Seven Springs TrailHike0.9 mi Huyya (Tree) Trail EastHikeMTB0.9 mi Discovery TrailHike0.9 mi Discovery Trail LoopHike0.9 mi Meteor TrailHike0.9 mi Ox Fire RoadHike0.9 mi Lower Loop TrailHike0.9 mi Buggy TrailHike0.9 mi Frog Flat TrailHike0.9 mi Ridge Top TrailHike0.9 mi Carmichael TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Bell-Debbie Connector TrailHike0.9 mi Rachel Carson wheelchair accessibilityHike0.9 mi U-Con TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi BroncosHikeMTB0.8 mi Lower Chaparral TrailHike0.8 mi ma - rŭs (Panther Trail)Hike0.8 mi Visual/Performing Arts wheelchair accessibilityHike0.8 mi APPROXIMATED hu' - mǐs (Great Horned Owl Trail)Hike0.8 mi hu' - mǐs (Great Horned Owl Trail)Hike0.8 mi Eight Verse Trail LoopHike0.8 mi StatuesHikeMTB0.8 mi Oak Knoll HeightsHike0.8 mi Green LoopHike0.8 mi Great White LoopHike0.8 mi Yellow LoopHike0.7 mi South Loop TrailHike0.7 mi Terrace Trail ConnectionHike0.7 mi Camper ParkHike0.7 mi The Mystery Spot Hiking TrailHike0.7 mi Leonard Bartle TrailHike0.7 mi Crown/ Merrill wheelchair accessibilityHike0.7 mi Amaya Pond RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Old Big Basin RoadHike0.7 mi Fuel Break RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi JugsHikeMTB0.7 mi Hoover Nature TrailHike0.7 mi college Nine/ Ten wheelchair accessibilityHike0.7 mi Picnic LoopHike0.7 mi Lookout TrailHike0.7 mi Science Hill wheelchair accessibilityHike0.7 mi Coast Vista TrailHike0.7 mi Fall Creek South Fork TrailHike0.7 mi Wallflower LoopHike0.6 mi Red Hill RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Goat Rock TrailHike0.6 mi West RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Broadway-Brommer Multi-Use TrailHike0.6 mi Debbie Creek TrailHike0.6 mi The Webster Way (uphill)HikeMTB0.6 mi Corral TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Pig Ridge CutoffHike0.6 mi Brayshaw TrailHike0.6 mi Parkway TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Horseman's TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Huyya (Tree) Trail WestHikeMTB0.6 mi Redwood Loop TrailHike0.6 mi East Cliff Drive ParkwayHikeMTB0.5 mi Bennett Creek TrailHike0.5 mi SeltzerHike0.5 mi Fall Creek North Fork TrailHike0.5 mi Upper Chaparral TrailHike0.5 mi Auchmar TrailHike0.5 mi Columbine TrailHike0.5 mi Stevenson wheelchair accessibilityHike0.5 mi Middle EarthHike0.5 mi Porter wheelchair accessibilityHike0.5 mi Little Basin Truck TrailHike0.5 mi Split Stuff TrailHike0.5 mi WookHike0.5 mi DeLaveaga Upper Loop East SpurHikeMTB0.5 mi Milliron TrailHike0.5 mi HatchetHike0.5 mi Arboretum World TourHike0.5 mi Beach TrailHike0.5 mi Lime Kiln TrailHike0.5 mi Wetland Connector TrailHike0.5 mi Ponderosa CutoffHike0.5 mi Moran Lake TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Harvey West TrailHike0.5 mi Oakes wheelchair accessibilityHike0.5 mi Roller CoasterHike0.5 mi Sycamore Grove Nature TrailHike0.5 mi hai - mǐn' (Lizard Trail, south loop)Hike0.5 mi Cowell wheelchair accessibilityHike0.5 mi Geoff's TrailHike0.5 mi The Webster WayHikeMTB0.5 mi Seep Zone Interpretive TrailHike0.5 mi yu '- kǐs (Live Oak Trail)Hike0.4 mi Gilchrist TrailHike0.4 mi hai - mǐn' (Lizard Trail, north loop)Hike0.4 mi Summit TrailHike0.4 mi Skyline To The Sea Trail;Saratoga Toll Road TrailHike0.4 mi Bay WalkwayHike0.4 mi Star WarsHike0.4 mi Redwood Lower Loop SpurHikeMTB0.4 mi Coast RoadHike0.4 mi LizardHike0.4 mi Central Campus TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Marsh TrailHike0.4 mi Whitehouse Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Power Line TrailHike0.4 mi White's Lagoon TrailHike0.4 mi Upper Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Rincon Connector TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi 3 mile trail loopHike0.4 mi SttS/Hihn Connector TrailHike0.4 mi Marshall RoadHike0.4 mi Marsh Vista TrailHike0.4 mi Entrance TrailHike0.4 mi DeAnza TrailHike0.4 mi Depot CyclewayHikeMTB0.4 mi Milliron ShortcutHike0.4 mi Swamp TrailHike0.4 mi Warrenella 3Hike0.4 mi Ox Trail PathHike0.4 mi Vernal Ridge TrailHike0.4 mi Farm RoadHike0.3 mi Prairie TrailHike0.3 mi hikingHike0.3 mi McHenry library wheelchair accessibilityHike0.3 mi Spring RoadHikeMTB0.3 mi Garden of WeedenHike0.3 mi SideshowHikeMTB0.3 mi Farm Fire RoadHike0.3 mi Lower Meadow TrailHike0.3 mi Sour MilkHike0.3 mi forest trailHike0.3 mi Monarch TrailHike0.3 mi Kresge wheelchair accessibilityHike0.3 mi Peace TrailHike0.3 mi Market-Lee WalkwayHike0.3 mi The Fellowship TrailHike0.3 mi Lose HerHikeMTB0.3 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.