Best hikes in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve
Ambleway maps 21 hikes in Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Mount Chual–Cathermola Road, 3 sights. The biggest climb is Kennedy Trail & Priest Rock Trail, gaining 4,022 ft, and the network tops out at 3,787 ft.
- Guadalupe Creek Overlook–Barlow Road, 3 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 258 ft
- Calvilo 1.9 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Cathermola Road & Mount Umunhum Loma Prieta Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Mount Umunhum Trail via Barlow Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Loma Almaden Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Guadalupe Reservoir & Reynolds Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Herbert Creek Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Fire Road SA31 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft
- Mount Umunhum Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Cherry Springs Pond 3.7 mi · ▲ 724 ft
- Ralph's Mountain 4 mi · ▲ 903 ft
- Reynolds Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft
- Woods Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 739 ft
- Limekiln Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 2,060 ft
- Crystal Peak–Cathermola Road, 3 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,474 ft
- Cothran Road 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,684 ft
- Limekiln Trail & Priest Rock Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,657 ft
- Mount Chual–Cathermola Road, 3 sights 10.9 mi · ▲ 1,537 ft
- El Sombroso–Priest Rock Trail, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,757 ft
- Loma Prieta–Cathermola Road, 3 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,718 ft
- Kennedy Trail & Priest Rock Trail 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,022 ft