Pleasant hike in Rancho San Antonio along PG&E Trail.

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.

From the southern parking lot in Rancho San Antonio, follow PG&E Trail (4.0 miles) to 'Vista Point'. Follow Upper High Meadow Trail (1.3 miles) → right on Upper Wildcat Canyon Trail (1.3 miles) → left on Wildcat Loop Trail (0.6 miles) with a short side trip to 'Vista Point' that offers great valley views. Then follow High Meadow Trail (0.8 miles) → Coyote Trail (1.0 miles) → PG&E Trail (0.5 miles) to return to southern parking lot.

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