Nice loop through Purisima Creek Redwoods that visits all the entrances: east, north and west.

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 (3.8 miles): From North Entrance, follow North Ridge Trail (1.0 miles) → left on Whittemore Gulch Trail (2.8 miles) to reach West Entrance.

To East Entrance (4.1 miles): From West Entrance, follow Purisima Creek Trail (4.1 miles) to East Entrance on Skyline Blvd.

To North Entrance (5.6 miles): From East Entrance on Skyline Blvd, follow Purisima Creek Trail (1.8 miles) → right on Craig Britton Trail (2.6 miles) → right on Harkins Ridge Trail (0.9 miles) → right on North Ridge Trail (0.3 miles) to return to trail head.

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