Hiking trails near San Jose, CA
215 trails within 75 miles · 6 with detail pages · 152 within 25 miles
This page lists every named hiking trail in our database whose centroid sits within 75 miles of San Jose. Distance is straight-line from the metro center to the trail's centroid; an actual drive to a trailhead may be longer or shorter depending on which end you start from. Multi-state trails (e.g. the Appalachian Trail) appear here if any portion of their length passes within range.
Always check trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation — National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or trail association. Mountain trails are often impassable for half the year due to snow.
Closest trails to San Jose
All trails within 75 miles, by distance
Within 25 miles of San Jose
| Trail | Length | Network | From metro | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Ridge Trail - 03 - South Bay | — | Regional | 12 mi | ~20 min |
| Saratoga to the Skyline | — | Local | 12 mi | ~20 min |
| Stephen E. Abbors Trail | — | Local | 12 mi | ~20 min |
| Summit Rock Loop Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Castle Rock Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Service Road Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Loughry Woods Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Saratoga Gap Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Goat Rock Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Ridge Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Arrowhead Loop Trail | — | Local | 14 mi | ~25 min |
| Frog Flat Trail | — | Local | 15 mi | ~25 min |
| Achistaca Trail | — | Local | 15 mi | ~25 min |
| Ohlone Wilderness Trail | — | Regional | 15 mi | ~25 min |
| Nutmeg Trail | — | Local | 15 mi | ~25 min |
| Travertine Springs Trail | — | Local | 15 mi | ~25 min |
| Red Mountain Trail | — | Local | 15 mi | ~25 min |
| Summit Meadows Trail | — | Local | 15 mi | ~25 min |
| Saratoga Toll Road Trail | — | Local | 16 mi | ~25 min |
| Los Trancos Trail | — | Local | 17 mi | ~30 min |
| Skyline to the Sea - Saratoga Toll Road Connector Tail | — | Local | 17 mi | ~30 min |
| WBRC Long Exercise Route | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Corral Road | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Braille Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Loch Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Hihn's Mill Road | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Tractor Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Long Ridge Road | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Ridge Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Sawpit Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Loch Sloy Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| MacLaren Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Auchmar Trail | — | Local | 18 mi | ~30 min |
| Eagle Trail | — | 18 mi | ~30 min | |
| Aquila Trail | — | 18 mi | ~30 min | |
| Cusack's Trail | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Live Oak Loop Trail | — | 19 mi | ~35 min | |
| Yellow Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Connector Trail | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Bay Valley View Trail | — | 19 mi | ~35 min | |
| Magenta Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Green Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Navy Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Sunol Ridge Trail | — | 19 mi | ~35 min | |
| Blue Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Gold Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Entrance Trail | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Orange Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Red Loop | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Hinckley Basin Fire Road | — | Local | 19 mi | ~35 min |
| Woodside Spring Trail | — | 19 mi | ~35 min | |
| Connector Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Mule Deer Trail | — | 20 mi | ~35 min | |
| Sunset Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Woodrat Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Upper Chaparral Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Italian Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Lower Chaparral Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Grassland Trail | — | 20 mi | ~35 min | |
| Discovery Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| White's Lagoon Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Buzzard Lagoon Road | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Robertson Ranch Trail | — | 20 mi | ~35 min | |
| Big Slide Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Big Stump Gap Trail | — | Local | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Skyline To The Sea Trail | — | Regional | 20 mi | ~35 min |
| Ridgeline Trail | — | 20 mi | ~35 min | |
| Aptos Creek Trail | — | Local | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| Ridge Connection Trail | — | Local | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| Bridge Creek Trail | — | Local | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| Shadowbrook Trail | — | Local | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| Aptos Creek Fire Road | — | Regional | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| Loma Prieta Grade | — | Local | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| Sequoia Trail | — | Local | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| West Ridge Trail | — | Local | 21 mi | ~35 min |
| Mill Pond Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Bay Leaf Trail | — | 22 mi | ~35 min | |
| Truck Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Old Alba Grade | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Dool Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Schuhart Trail | — | 22 mi | ~40 min | |
| Ridge Top Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Leonard Bartle Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Courdet Trail | — | 22 mi | ~40 min | |
| Lost Empire Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Milliron Shortcut | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Sinbad Creek Trail | — | 22 mi | ~40 min | |
| High School Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Ridge Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| S-Cape Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Big Ben Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Great White Loop | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Milliron Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Byrne Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Ruth Perry Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Hardwood Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Fall Creek Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Cape Horn Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Rattlesnake Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Helmer Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Turtle Pond Trail | — | 22 mi | ~40 min | |
| Loop Trail | — | 22 mi | ~40 min | |
| Fall Creek Fire Road | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Fall Creek South Fork Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Pine Flat Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Zayante Trail | — | Local | 22 mi | ~40 min |
| Kiln Fire Road | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Sunlit Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Porter Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Bennett Creek Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Meadow Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Columbine Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Sunset Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Mariposa Trail | — | 23 mi | ~40 min | |
| Redwood Grove Loop Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Eagle Creek Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| River Trail Pedestrian | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Pine Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| North Ridge Trail | — | 23 mi | ~40 min | |
| Howard King Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Pipeline Road | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Ridge Fire Road | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Graham Hill Trail | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Powder Mill Fire Road | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Ox Fire Road | — | Local | 23 mi | ~40 min |
| Buggy Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Cook Canyon Train | — | 24 mi | ~40 min | |
| Cowing Trail | — | 24 mi | ~40 min | |
| Powder Mill Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Terrace Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Vienna Woods Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Rincon Fire Road | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Big Rock Hole Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Buckeye Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Berry Creek Falls Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Aptos Rancho Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Terrace Trail Connection | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Branciforte Creek Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| La Corona Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Diversion Dam Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Brookwood | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Twisted Grove Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Oak Ridge Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Cowell-Wilder Regional Trail | — | Regional | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Old Growth Loop Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| The Advocate Tree Spur Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Split Stuff Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Enchanted Trail | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| DeLaveaga Upper Loop | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Redwood Lower Loop | — | Local | 24 mi | ~40 min |
| Old Vineyard Trail | — | Local | 25 mi | ~45 min |
| Woodcutter's Trail | — | Local | 25 mi | ~45 min |
25-50 miles
| Trail | Length | Network | From metro | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| college Nine/ Ten wheelchair accessibility | — | 25 mi | ~45 min | |
| Crown/ Merrill wheelchair accessibility | — | 25 mi | ~45 min | |
| Chinquapin Trail | — | Local | 25 mi | ~45 min |
| Stevenson wheelchair accessibility | — | 25 mi | ~45 min | |
| Cowell wheelchair accessibility | — | 25 mi | ~45 min | |
| Engineering wheelchair accessibility | — | 25 mi | ~45 min | |
| Science Hill wheelchair accessibility | — | 25 mi | ~45 min | |
| Graduate student housing wheelchair accessibility | — | lhn | 25 mi | ~45 min |
| Kresge wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| Redwood Grove Apartments wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| McHenry library wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| Visual/Performing Arts wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| Porter wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| Long Meadow Trail | — | Local | 26 mi | ~45 min |
| Rachel Carson wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| Oakes wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| Mount Stakes Trail | — | Local | 26 mi | ~45 min |
| Faculty Housing wheelchair accessibility | — | 26 mi | ~45 min | |
| Eucalyptus Loop | — | Local | 26 mi | ~45 min |
| Whitehouse Ridge Trail | — | Local | 26 mi | ~45 min |
| Old Cabin Trail | — | Local | 26 mi | ~45 min |
| Wild Boar Trail | — | Local | 27 mi | ~45 min |
| Enchanted Loop | — | Local | 27 mi | ~45 min |
| Twin Oaks Trail | — | Local | 27 mi | ~45 min |
| Engelsman Loop Trail | — | Local | 27 mi | ~45 min |
| Wilder Ridge Loop | — | Local | 28 mi | ~50 min |
| Zane Gray Cutoff | — | Local | 28 mi | ~50 min |
| Cowboy Loop | — | Local | 28 mi | ~50 min |
| Cowboy Loop | — | Local | 28 mi | ~50 min |
| Baldwin Loop | — | Local | 28 mi | ~50 min |
| Eagle Cutoff | — | Local | 28 mi | ~50 min |
| Coast Road | — | Local | 28 mi | ~50 min |
| Old Cove Landing Trail | — | Local | 29 mi | ~50 min |
| Ohlone Bluff Trail | — | Local | 29 mi | ~50 min |
| Alquist Trail | — | Local | 29 mi | ~50 min |
| Turkey Pond Trail | — | Local | 29 mi | ~50 min |
| Mustang Cut-off Trail | — | Local | 30 mi | ~50 min |
| Woodpecker Trail | — | Local | 30 mi | ~50 min |
| Winslow's Trail | — | Local | 30 mi | ~50 min |
| Walsh Peak Trail | — | Local | 30 mi | ~55 min |
| Tie Down Trail | — | Local | 31 mi | ~55 min |
| Dutch's Trail | — | Local | 31 mi | ~55 min |
| North Fork Trail | — | Local | 32 mi | ~55 min |
| Fremont Peak State Park Trails | 994 mi | Local | 45 mi | ~1.3 hr |
50-75 miles
| Trail | Length | Network | From metro | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Creek Trail | — | Local | 67 mi | ~1.9 hr |
| Big Pines Trail | — | Local | 67 mi | ~1.9 hr |
| Skinner Ridge Trail | — | Local | 67 mi | ~1.9 hr |
| Rattlesnake Creek Trail | — | Local | 68 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| Balconies Trail | — | Local | 69 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| Old Pinnacles Trail | — | Local | 70 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| Carmel River Trail | — | Local | 70 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| Pico Blanco Trail | — | Local | 70 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| Condor Gulch Trail | — | Local | 70 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| High Peaks Trail | — | Local | 70 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| Little Sur Trail | — | Local | 71 mi | ~2.0 hr |
| Bench Trail | — | Local | 71 mi | ~2.1 hr |
| Moses Spring Trail | — | Local | 71 mi | ~2.1 hr |
| East Molera Trail | — | Local | 72 mi | ~2.1 hr |
| Headlands Trail | — | Local | 73 mi | ~2.1 hr |
| Manuel Peak Trail | — | Local | 73 mi | ~2.1 hr |
| Bear Basin Connector | — | Local | 74 mi | ~2.1 hr |
| Bear Basin Trail | — | Local | 74 mi | ~2.1 hr |
| Pine Ridge Trail | — | Local | 75 mi | ~2.2 hr |
Beyond 75 miles
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