A pleasant walk through forests from Wunderlich Park to Huddart Park.
Location: El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve — Wunderlich County Park — Huddart County Park
Location: along CA-35 (Skyline Blvd), about 0.1 miles south of intersection with Reids Roost Road in Redwood City, CA 94062 . No street address. Parking area is not visible in Google Maps.
Directions: From CA-84 (La Honda Road) West, turn right on CA-35 (Skyline Blvd) North and drive for 2.8 miles. Parking for El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve, gate number "CM03" is on the left, just before you reach the intersection with Reids Roost Rd.
Google Maps:
Parking Fees: None (last visited: )
Capacity: Unknown. I haven't visited this trailhead, so not sure.
Latitude: 37.400744 Longitude: -122.297112
Location: along Kings Mountain Road in Woodside, CA, 0.4 miles east of CA-35 (Skyline Blvd) . No street address. Parking area is not visible in Google Maps.
Directions: The trailhead lies along Kings Mountlies 0.4 miles to the east of CA-35 (Skyline Blvd).
Google Maps:
Parking Fees: None (last visited: )
Capacity: Unknown. Haven't visited this trailhead, so don't know.
Latitude: 37.425926 Longitude: -122.307052
» Official Trail Map for Wunderlich Park: This map shows the trailhead at the western entrance of Wunderlich Park in detail.
» Official Trail Map for Huddart Park: This map shows the endpoint for the hike in detail.
» Official Trail Map: 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.
Parking: In Wunderlich Park, access to Bay Area Ridge Trail (also called Skyline Trail) and Alambique Trail is provided by the western gated entrance on CA-35 (Skyline Blvd). There is little parking outside this entrance. See Trail Map for Wunderlich. However, 0.2 miles north of this entrance, there is a parking lot for El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve. A trail inside El Corte de Madera parallels CA-35 and leads to the gated western entrance of Wunderlich.
Trailhead: Gated entrance for El Corte de Madera called "CM03" in trail map.
Route in brief: Follow Gordon Mill Trail going towards Wunderlich Park for 0.3 miles (see trail map) to emerge again on CA-35. Cross over to enter Wunderlich Park and follow Skyline Trail (also called Bay Area Ridge Trail) all the way to Kings Mountain Road in Woodside.
Notes: Skyline Trail continues beyond Kings Canyon Road into Huddart Park for another 0.4 miles to reach a parking lot for Purisima Creek Redwoods, which has ample parking.