Nice loop through Craig Britton, Purisima Creek and Harkins Ridge trails.

Location: Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

» Official Trail Map: High quality map.

» 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 West Entrance (3.6 miles): From North Entrance on Skyline Blvd, follow North Ridge Trail (0.5 miles) → Harkins Ridge Trail (3.0 miles) to reach the West Entrance for Purisima Creek Redwoods.

To North Entrance (6.1 miles): From West Entrance on Higgins Canyon Road, follow Purisima Creek Trail (2.3 miles) → left on Craig Britton Trail (2.6 miles) → right on Harkins Ridge Trail (1.2 miles) to reach North Entrance on Skyline Blvd.

Location: along CA-35 (Skyline Blvd), 4.4 miles south of intersection with CA-92 . No street address. Parking area is visible in Google Maps if you zoom in sufficiently.

Directions: From the intersection of CA-92 and CA-35 (Skyline Blvd), go 4.4 miles south along CA-35 to reach a large parking lot for Purisima Creek Redwoods.

Google Maps:

Parking Fees: None (last visited: December 2010)

Capacity: Over 20 cars may be parked here.

Latitude: 37.450766     Longitude: -122.338761