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San Jose - Hiking

There are dozens of hiking trails in the Santa Cruz mountains, which border the central Santa Clara valley on the west. The Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (650-691-1200) manages 25 preserve areas covering some 50,000 acres of the mountains, each of which contains one or more hiking trails. Castle Rock State Park (408-867-2952) has 32 miles of hiking trails through redwood and Douglas Fir forest.

A number of other trailheads can be found by driving Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) which runs from Los Gatos in the south north to the San Mateo area.



Alum Rock Park - South Rim Intermediate
 4 miles 2 hours
Walk under beautiful shade trees, and by not only Alum Rock, but a mineral spring spa.
Baltimore Canyon Intermediate
 5 miles 2.5 hours
Watch for waterfalls as you explore this fern-thick canyon.
Berry Creek Falls Intermediate
Difficult
 12 miles 6.5 hours
Redwoods, four waterfalls, banana slugs - yes, banana slugs. You'll find these on this tough, but extremely gorgeous and extremely unique hike through California's first state park.
Black Diamond Mines Hike Intermediate
 5.2 miles 2.5 hours
This hike runs through a historical preserve. See coal mines, an old cemetery and amazing San Francisco Bay vistas.
Blue Rock Springs Park Intermediate
 3 miles 1.5 hours
These grasslands roll into hills, hills broken up by sudden crags of rock. Watch for peacocks!
Castle Rock State Park (Hiking) 32 miles
Cataract Falls - Mt. Tamalpais Intermediate
 2.6 miles 2 hours
This is a walk to take after a substantial rain - the seven waterfalls will be phenomenal.
El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve Intermediate
 36 miles
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve (Hiking) 15.5 miles

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