A pleasant hike in Windy Hill

Location: Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

» Official Trail Map: Pretty good map showing various trails.

» 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 Portola Road Parking Lot (3.5 miles): Turn left on Bay Area Ridge Trail (0.1 miles) → right on Anniversary Trail (0.7 miles) to reach a second parking lot on Skyline Blvd. Follow Spring Ridge Trail (1.6 miles) → continue along Spring Ridge Trail (0.3 miles) → left on Betsy Crowder Trail (0.6 miles) → short walk to parking lot (0.1 miles) on Portola Road.

To Skyline Blvd Parking Lots (4.2 miles): From Portola Road parking lot, follow Ridge Trail and other unnamed trails (see trail map) (1.2 miles) to reach an intersection with Hamms Gulch and Eagle Trail. Continue along Hamms Gulch Trail (2.6 miles) → turn right on Bay Area Ridge Trail (0.4 miles) to reach a parking lot on Skyline Blvd.

Location: along Skyline Blvd, 2.5 miles south of Hwy 84, 4.7 miles north of Page Mill Rd . No street address. Parking area is visible in Google Maps if you zoom in sufficiently.

Google Maps:

Parking Fees: None (last visited: December 2010)

Capacity: ??

Latitude: 37.361835     Longitude: -122.247240