Skyline North Loop

This course is our standard "Skyline North Loop" which we'll do in the counter clockwise direction. The basic loop is about 16 miles, but there's plenty of opportunity for extra credit.

Details:

Meeting Place: Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (North Lot)
Distances: 16, 19, or  22 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Water Stops: At least one

Features:

  • Great vistas along ridge.
  • Five Open Space Preserves.
  • More fun if it rains!

Directions to start:

Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve is on Highway 35 (Skyline Blvd) about 5 miles north of Highway 9 or about 1 mile south of Page Mill Road. Parking lot is on the west side of the road. Maps and other information are available at the following web site:

http://www.openspace.org/SKYLINE.html

Trail Mileage Tables

~16 Mile Loop Trail Description

Segment

Cumulative
Skyline Parking Lot to Skid Road

0.1
Skid Road to Indian Creek Trail

1.5

1.6
Indian Creek to Backpack Camp

1.2

2.8
Old Ranch, down Bella Vista to Canyon Trail

1.4

4.2
Canyon Trail to Los Trancos

0.3

4.5
Page Mill Trail to Lost Creek Loop Trail

1.5

6.0
Lost Creek Loop to Franciscan Loop Trail

0.6

6.6
Franciscan Loop to Monte Bello Parking

0.6

7.2
Stevens Creek Nature Trail to White Oak

1.5

8.7
Up White Oak to Page Mill Road Crossing

1.4

10.1
Cross Page Mill into Coal Creek OSP

0.0

10.1
Meadow Trail to Skyline Blvd Crossing

1.4

11.5
Cross Skyline into Russian Ridge OSP

0.1

11.6
North on Ridge Trail to Hawk Ridge Trail

0.5

12.1
Hawk Ridge to Ancient Oaks Trail

1.2

13.3
Ancient Oaks to Borel Hill Jct.

0.8

14.1
Ridge Trail South to Russian Ridge Parking

0.5

14.6
Ridge Trail South to Skyline Ridge Parking

1.5

16.1

 

~19 Mile Loop Trail Description

Segment

Cumulative
Skyline Parking Lot to Skid Road

0.1
Skid Road to Indian Creek Trail

1.5

1.6
Indian Creek to Backpack Camp

1.2

2.8
Old Ranch, down Bella Vista to Canyon Trail

1.4

4.2
Canyon Trail to Los Trancos

0.3

4.5
Page Mill Trail to Lost Creek Loop Trail

1.5

6.0
Lost Creek Loop to Franciscan Loop Trail

0.6

6.6
Franciscan Loop to Monte Bello Parking

0.6

7.2
Stevens Creek Nature Trail to White Oak

1.5

8.7
Up White Oak to Page Mill Road Crossing

1.4

10.1
Cross Page Mill into Coal Creek OSP

0.0

10.1
Meadow Trail to Alpine Cutoff

1.0

11.1
Alpine-Crazy Pete's to Skyline Blvd

1.3

12.4
North on Skyline to Rapley Ranch Road

0.9

13.3
Rapley Ranch to Ridge Trail

0.1

13.4
South on Ridge Trail to Hawk Ridge

1.4

14.8
Hawk Ridge to Ancient Oaks Trail

1.2

16.0
Ancient Oaks to Borel Hill Jct.

0.8

16.8
Ridge Trail South to Russian Ridge Parking

0.5

17.3
Ridge Trail South to Skyline Ridge Parking

1.5

18.8

 

~22 Mile Loop Trail Description

Segment

Cumulative
Skyline Parking Lot to Skid Road

0.1
Skid Road to Indian Creek Trail

1.5

1.6
Indian Creek to Backpack Camp

1.2

2.8
Old Ranch Trail to Monte Bello Rd.

0.6

3.4
Adobe Creek-Monte Bello Loop to Bella Vista

2.9

6.3
Bella Vista to Canyon Trail

0.8

7.1
Canyon Trail to Los Trancos

0.3

7.4
Page Mill Trail to Lost Creek Loop Trail

1.5

8.9
Lost Creek Loop to Franciscan Loop Trail

0.6

9.5
Franciscan Loop to Monte Bello Parking

0.6

10.1
Stevens Creek Nature Trail to White Oak

1.5

11.6
Up White Oak to Page Mill Road Crossing

1.4

13.0
Cross Page Mill into Coal Creek OSP

0.0

13.0
Meadow Trail to Alpine Cutoff

1.0

14.0
Alpine-Crazy Pete's to Skyline Blvd

1.3

15.3
North on Skyline to Rapley Ranch Road

0.9

16.2
Rapley Ranch to Ridge Trail

0.1

16.3
South on Ridge Trail to Hawk Ridge

1.4

17.7
Hawk Ridge to Ancient Oaks Trail

1.2

18.9
Ancient Oaks to Borel Hill Jct.

0.8

19.7
Ridge Trail South to Russian Ridge Parking

0.5

20.2
Ridge Trail South to Skyline Ridge Parking

1.5

21.7