Pleasant shaded hike through redwoods.
Location: Sanborn Skyline County Park
» Official Trail Map: Good quality map showing various trails.
» Redwood Hikes Map: Bay Area Trail Map: Saratoga to Big Basin, First edition, 2010. This is an excellent map sold by Dave Baselt ($6.95 in Dec 2011). This map is useful for exploring many parks in this area. Highly recommended for avid hikers.
Trailhead: Parking lot near Park HQ.
To Sunnyvale Mountain Parking Lot (4.1 miles): From the parking lot near Sanborn Park HQ, follow Sanborn Trail (1.0 + 1.2 + 0.6 miles) → Skyline Trail (1.3 miles) to Sunnyvale Mountain parking lot on Highway 35.
To Sanborn Park HQ (4.2 miles): From Sunnyvale Mountain parking lot, return by Skyline Trail (1.3 miles) → Sanborn Trail (0.6 miles) → San Andreas Trail (1.5 + 0.4 + 0.4 miles) to parking lot.
Notes: The hike may be started at the Sunnyvale Mountain parking lot (free parking) on Highway 35 (Skyline Blvd). See trail map for its location.
Location: near Youth Science Institute, 16055 Sanborn Road, Saratoga, CA 95070 . Parking area is not visible in Google Maps.
Directions: From Hwy 85, take exit 14 for Saratoga Ave, going south and drive 1.8 miles. Continue onto CA-9 (Big Basin Way) and drive 2.5 miles. Turn left onto Sanborn Road and drive 0.7 miles to reach Park HQ.
Google Maps:
Parking Fees: $6 vehicle entrance fees after 8am (last visited: July 2010)
Capacity: Dozens of cars may be parked inside the park.
Latitude: 37.240752 Longitude: -122.067086