Best hikes in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Ambleway maps 14 hikes in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, from a 2.1-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. 10 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Long Ridge Trail–Portola Heights Road, 3 sights. The biggest climb is Horseshoe Viewpoint–Horseshoe Lake, 6 sights, gaining 3,502 ft, and the network tops out at 2,637 ft.
- Ward Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Two Moon Lake & Ward Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Gerow's Waterfall–Two Moon Lake, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,304 ft
- Diablo Way–Grizzly Flat Trail North, 6 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,125 ft
- Wallace Stegner Bench–Two Moon Lake, 8 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft
- Grizzly Flat Trail North–Grizzly Flat Trail South, 5 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,780 ft
- Achistaca Trail via Saratoga Toll Road Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,426 ft
- Long Ridge Trail–Portola Heights Road, 3 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,595 ft
- Horseshoe Lake–Chestnut Trail, 5 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,435 ft
- Horseshoe Viewpoint–Horseshoe Lake, 6 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 3,502 ft
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- Two Moon Lake & Peters Creek Trail via Ward Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Nutmeg Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 372 ft
- Turtle Rock–Gerow's Waterfall, 3 summits 2.7 mi · ▲ 409 ft
- Achistaca Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 638 ft