A gently sloped hike along sunny trails in Rancho San Antonio.

Location: Rancho San Antonio County Park

» Official Trail Map: High quality map showing various trail sections.

» Redwoodhikes Trail Map: Great map showing many parks like Purisima Creek, Huddart, Wunderlich, El Corte De Madera, Foothills, Hidden Villa and Rancho San Antonio. Trail maps for individual parks are available online for free. However, the RedwoodHikes map shows the big picture and is helpful for planning hikes that go through multiple parks.

To Duveneck Windmill Picnic Area (4.5 miles): From northern parking lot, follow Permanente Creek Trail (0.3 miles) → Lower Meadow Trail (0.8 miles) → Rogue Valley Trail (1.1 miles) → right on a connector trail (0.2 miles) → left on Chamise Trail (2.1 miles) to meet Rhus Ridge Trail.

To Rancho San Antonio Parking Lot (4.2 miles): Return by Chamise Trail (2.7 miles) → Rogue Valley Trail (0.4 miles) → Lower Meadow Trail (0.8 miles) → Permanente Creek Trail (0.3 miles).

Location: near 22500 Cristo Rey Drive, Los Altos, CA 94024 . Parking area is visible in Google Maps if you zoom in sufficiently.

Directions: From I-280, north or south, take the Foothill Boulevard exit and proceed south on Foothill Boulevard approximately 0.2-mile to Cristo Rey Drive. Turn right on Cristo Rey Drive, continue for about 1 mile, veer right around the traffic circle, and turn left into the County Park entrance.

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Parking Fees: None (last visited: Feb 2010)

Capacity: Free parking for dozens of cars. However, the park is very popular among local residents, so parking is always a challenge.

Latitude: 37.332716     Longitude: -122.086800