Places
Parks and trails I keep going back to
Grizzly Gulch Zone
Near Hunting Hollow entrance with access to lots of trails
- Mountain Biking
John Nicholas Trail
Probably my favorite local trail
- Mountain Biking
Calero County Park
Super popular south bay MTB trails
- Mountain Biking
Monte Bello Open Space Preserve
- Mountain Biking
St. Joseph's Hill
Multi-use trails near downtown Los Gatos
- Mountain Biking
Sierra Azul Open Space
Fire roads and double track in the hills south of Los Gatos
- Mountain Biking
Phegley Zone
Southernmost part of the park
- Mountain Biking
Coit Zone
Coit Lake near the center of the park
- Mountain Biking
Kelly Zone
Kelly Lake and trails
- Mountain Biking
Mahoney Zone
Large area near Hunting Hollow entrance
- Mountain Biking
Western Zone
Near HQ entrance, popular with hikers
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
El Sereno Open Space Preserve
Fire roads up to El Sereno peak above Los Gatos
- Mountain Biking
Lexington Reservoir
Reservoir at the end of the Los Gatos Creek Trail, with access to Sierra Azul and Old SC Highway
- Mountain Biking
Belgatos Park / Heintz Open Space
Probably the closest trails to me
- Mountain Biking
Big Sur
Various stops on Highway 1 along the California coast
- Sightseeing
Ft Ord
Sandy XC trails just a bit from the Monterey coast
- Mountain Biking
17-Mile Drive
Scenic drive around Monterey peninsula
- Sightseeing
Mt Tam
- Hiking
Pt Reyes National Seashore
- Hiking
Russian Ridge
- Mountain Biking
Almaden Quicksilver County Park
County park at the site of an old mercury mine
- Mountain Biking
Alum Rock Park
- Mountain Biking
Mt Umunhum
One of the highest peaks in the South Bay, with forested doubletrack most of the way and an old Cold War-era radar station at the top.
- Mountain Biking
Santa Teresa County Park
- Mountain Biking
Cotoni-Coast Dairies
New bike-legal singletrack in Santa Cruz
- Mountain Biking
Henry Cowell State Park
- Hiking
Henry Cowell State Park - Fall Creek Unit
Old lime kiln ruins and redwoods
- Hiking
Wilder Ranch
- Mountain Biking
Skyline Trail
Trails parallel to Skyline Blvd that connect to other Midpen preserves
- Mountain Biking