Trailstompers Guide to SF Bay Area Trail Running
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The San Francisco Peninsula.

From Palo Alto north to San Francisco, the San Francisco Peninsula offers some of the most beautiful and varied trails in the Bay Area. From redwood forest to open grassland, shaded gulches to ridge top vistas, the Peninsula has it all. Click on the links below or use the interactive map to explore the parks and open spaces. Scroll down for a full listing of all of the Favorite Runs, rated by difficulty. For more information on how to work with GPX files, refer to the FAQ page.
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Explore the Parks & Open Spaces on the Peninsula:
  • Palo Alto Baylands Preserve (Palo Alto) 🐾
  • The Stanford Dish (Palo Alto)
  • Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (Palo Alto) 🐾
  • Los Trancos Open Space Preserve (Palo Alto)
  • Palo Alto Foothills Park (Palo Alto) 🐾
  • Butano State Park (Pescadero) 
  • Coal Mine Ridge & Portola Valley Ranch Trails (Portola Valley) 🐾
  • Coal Creek Open Space Preserve (Portola Valley) 🐾
  • Pescadero Creek County Park & Portola Redwoods State Park (Portola Valley)
  • Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (Portola Valley) 🐾
  • El Corte De Madera Creek Open Space Preserve (Portola Valley)
  • Wunderlich County Park (Woodside)
  • Huddart County Park & Phleger Estate (Woodside)
  • Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (Woodside)
  • Edgewood County Park and Preserve (Redwood City)
  • Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve (Redwood City) 🐾
  • McNee Ranch State Park & San Pedro Valley County Park (Pacifica) 🐾
  • San Bruno Mountain State and County Park (Daly City)​

​  🐾  Parks with dog-friendly trails!

All of the Favorite Runs on the Peninsula Rated by Difficulty.

Easiest:
  • (5.3 miles, 0 feet) Southern Loop in Palo Alto Baylands Preserve (Palo Alto) 🐾
  • (3.6 miles, 500 feet) The Dish Loop at the Stanford Dish (Palo Alto)
  • (​6.0 mi, 700 feet) Dan's Loop at Pearson-Arastradero Preserve (Palo Alto) 🐾
  • (0-11.2 miles, 0-1000 feet) Old Haul Out-N-Back in Pescadero Creek County Park (Portola Valley)
  • (4.7 miles, 1000 feet) Bear Gulch/Alambique Loop in Wunderlich County Park (Woodside)
  • (4.8 miles, 700 feet) Big & Small Loop in Edgewood County Park and Nature Preserve (Redwood City)
  • (5.3 miles, 900 feet) Pulgas Figure-8 in Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve (Redwood City) 🐾
  • (4.3 miles, 700 feet) Summit Loop Plus in San Bruno Mountain State and County Park (Daly City)

Moderate:
  • (7.2 miles, 1500 feet) Los Trancos Loop in Palo Alto Foothills Park (Palo Alto) 🐾
  • (9.8 miles, 2100 feet) Perimeter Loop in Butano State Park (Pescadero)
  • (6.5 miles, 1000 feet) Grand Tour in Coal Mine Ridge & Portola Valley Trails (Portola Valley)
  • (5.8 miles, 1100 feet) Crazy Pete's Loop in Coal Creek Open Space Preserve (Portola Valley) 🐾
  • (7.4 miles, 1400 feet) Hamms-Spring Ridge Loop in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (Portola Valley) 🐾
  • (8.8 miles, 1600 feet) Stink-Foot in El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve (Woodside)
  • (8.7/6.0 miles, 1600/1100 feet) The Huddart Loop in Huddart County Park and Phleger Estate (Woodside)
  • (8.1 miles, 1400 feet) Soda Gulch Loop in Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (Woodside)
  • (7.0/8.1 miles, 1600 feet) North Peak Climb in NcNee Ranch State Park (Pacifica)
  • (6.7 miles, 1100 feet) South Side Loop in San Bruno Mountain State and County Park (Daly City)
Moderate-Hard:
  • (8.2 miles, 2500 feet) Arastradero to Page Mill Road (one-way), Bay-to-Ridge Trail (Palo Alto)
  • (9.6 miles, 1800 feet) Razorback-Hamms Loop in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (Portola Valley)
  • (14.4 miles, 2400 feet) Summit Out-and-Back in Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (Portola Valley)
  • (10.3 miles, 2000 feet) Skyline Figure-8 in Wunderlich County Park (Woodside)
  • (10.4 miles, 1700 feet) The Phleger/Huddart loop in Huddart County Park and Phleger Estate (Woodside)
  • (9.9 miles, 1700 feet) Whittemore Gulch Loop in Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (Woodside)

Hard:
  • (18.1 miles, 3000 feet) Arastradero to Page Mill Road (out-and-back), Bay-to-Ridge Trail (Palo Alto)
  • (17.3 miles, 2700 feet) Ridge/Pomponio Loop in Pescadero Creek County Park (Portola Valley)
  • (17.5 miles, 2800 feet) Giant Portola Valley Super-Loop (Portola Valley)
  • (17.0 miles, 3100 feet) Huddart & Soda Gulch Figure-8 in Huddart Park/Purisima Creek (Woodside)
  • (20.4 miles, 3500 feet) Huddart/Purisima Butt-Kicker in Huddart Park/Purisima Creek (Woodside)
  • (18.0 miles, 2700 feet) Huddart-Wunderlich Super-Loop in Huddart Park/Wunderlich Park (Woodside)
  • (14.3 miles, 2900 feet) Montara Madness in McNee Ranch State Park (Pacifica)

🐾  Dog-friendly routes!


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