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Permits. Some activities on Midpen open space preserves require a use permit including groups of 20 or more, ceremonies, camping, after-hours astronomy viewing, photography shoots and parking at some preserve locations. Most permits are free of charge and applications are available online. Find out if you need a permit and how to apply.
A Trail-Rich Nature Preserve For All Adventurers. Long Ridge Open Space Preserve’s grassland and shady woodlands offer 13.5 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding just off of Highway 35 in the Santa Cruz Mountain town of La Honda, California. Sempervirens Fund helped create and expand Long Ridge Open Space Preserve ...
Saratoga Gap; Sierra Azul; Skyline Ridge; St. Joseph's Hill; Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Area; South Skyline Region; Teague Hill; Thornewood; Windy Hill; Click here for instructions on printing a 17 x 22" map on 8.5 x 11" paper at home. Third-Party Map Apps
If you're looking for elevation gain, Long Ridge Open Space Preserve has you covered. Saratoga Gap Long Ridge Loop Trail boasts the most elevation gain with 1,440 ft of total ascent. The park's runner-up is Long Ridge and Ranch Spring Loop, which will get you 1,374 ft of elevation gain.
La Honda Creek. Grasshopper Loop Trail is seasonally CLOSED to dogs August 1 through December 15 during cattle calving season. The trail remains open year-round for hiking. The following trail may be closed to hiking and equestrian use during wet conditions. Folger Ranch Loop Trail is CLOSED to hikers and equestrians.
Travel through moist evergreen forests, oak–madrone woodlands, and high grasslands along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains. You experience stunning coastal mountain views on this route through three open-space preserves and one county park. Trail width and surface varies from narrow paths to wide roads—soft in forests and along creekbeds, and firm and bare through grasslands. Be ...
Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve Mountain Bike, Hike, Trail Running trails near Saratoga, California. 21 trails with 154 photos
