Best hikes in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Ambleway maps 13 hikes in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve, from a 2.7-mile walk to a 14-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is El Corte de Madera Creek Trail & North Leaf Trail. The biggest climb is Bear Gulch Trail & Sierra Morena Trail via Skyline Trail, gaining 2,516 ft, and the network tops out at 2,385 ft.
- South Leaf Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 586 ft
- Oljon Trail–Sierra Morena Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- El Corte de Madera Creek Trail & North Leaf Trail 4 mi · ▲ 820 ft
- South Leaf Trail & Virginia Mill Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 990 ft
- Resolution Viewpoint–El Corte de Madera Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 960 ft
- Resolution Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 916 ft
- Blue Blossom Trail–Lawrence Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 748 ft
- Methuselah–Oljon Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 710 ft
- Morena Sierra–Methuselah, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,329 ft
- Skeggs Point–Methuselah, 5 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,458 ft
- Manzanita Trail–North Leaf Trail, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,667 ft
- Teague Hill via Skyline Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,058 ft
- Bear Gulch Trail & Sierra Morena Trail via Skyline Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,516 ft