Best hikes in Waddle Ranch Preserve

Ambleway maps 6 hikes in Waddle Ranch Preserve, from a 3.9-mile walk to a 11-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is East Martis Creek Trail. The biggest climb is Elizabethtown Meadows Trail Loop, gaining 1,509 ft, and the network tops out at 7,074 ft.

• Martis Valley Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 296 ft
• Lake Ella–Martis Creek Lake, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 749 ft
• Matt's Trail & Sawmill Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 584 ft
• Martis Creek Lake–Erika's Trail, 3 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 584 ft
• East Martis Creek Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft
• Elizabethtown Meadows Trail Loop 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft