REMINDER
Please lock your vehicle and store valuables out of sight, or take them with you on the trail. We appreciate your help in keeping preserve areas safe.

Please report any incident of theft or suspicious activity to the 24-hour Ranger Dispatch at (650) 903-6395.

The following is a list of trail conditions for specific preserves.
Last updated 8/31/2010.

Alpine Road East will remain CLOSED to all use due to a landslide. Please use the bypass trail as an alternate route. The slide is an unsafe area; please respect the trail closure as this will aid in future efforts to restore the road.

Methuselah Trail, from the Giant Salamander Trail to the South Leaf Trail, is closed to horses due to trail damage.

Virginia Mill, South Leaf, and North Leaf Trails are OPEN to horses and bikes.

The Achistaca Trail is OPEN to horses and hikers.

The Page Mill Trail will be closed to all use for trail work from gate LT01 heading south to the connector with the Franciscan Loop Trail, Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm, July 19-30. Hikers may bypass this section by using the Franciscan Loop Trail and Lost Creek Loop Trail.

White Oak and Skid Road Trails are OPEN to horses and bikes.

Construction on the new White Oaks Trail is not complete. Please use the current trail until the new route is opened.

Whittemore Gulch Trail is OPEN to horses and bikes.

1/20/10
The northern shoreline trail is currently closed for pond restoration work as part of the joint federal/state South Bay Salt Pond (SBSP) Restoration Project started in March 2009. The improved trail is expected to reopen by the end of 2010 upon project completion.

For an update on the status of Limekiln Trail, between Lexington Reservoir and the Priest Rock Trail, please contact Santa Clara County Parks at http://www.parkhere.org

8/31/10
In the next few weeks trail signs will be replaced to reflect trail name changes in Skyline Ridge OSP.

* Rename the "Ridge Trail" from Alpine Pond to the Skyline parking lot to "Ipiwa Trail." "Ipiwa" means rattlesnake in Awáswas, an Ohlone Native American language spoken in the Santa Cruz mountains area.

* Rename the "Ridge Trail Alternate" to "Sunny Jim Trail" in recognition of James Rolph, Jr. who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1912 – 1931 and as governor of California until his death in 1934. Rolph is a figure of local historical significance who once owned a 3,354-acre ranch in the Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve area.

* Name the currently un-named trail through the old tree farm "Butano View Trail."

* Rename the hiking-only "Ridge Trail" from Horseshoe Lake to the Tree Farm to "Fir Knoll Trail."

* Rename the multi-use "Ridge Trail" and "Ridge Trail Alternate" from Horseshoe Lake through the Tree Farm to "Tree Farm Trail."

* Rename the "Ridge Trail" from the Tree farm to Peters Creek Trail to "Chestnut Trail."

Construction begins August 9.
Project work will affect the informal parking pullout on Old La Honda Road up through the undesignated Dennis Martin Trail. Crew intends to leave the area open as much as possible outside of actual construction times (e.g., staff trainings or meetings); however, the trail will remain closed if conditions are unsafe.

The Betsy Crowder Trail is OPEN to horses. (Bikes are not allowed year round.)

Hamms Gulch Trail is OPEN to horses. (Bikes are not allowed year round.)

Lost Trail between Middle Road and Razorback Ridge Trail, and the Razorback Ridge Trail are currently CLOSED to horses due to trail conditions.

Other agencies with trails connecting to District land

Los Gatos Creek Trail -- Please contact San Jose Water Company for more information.

Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department -- Please contact Santa Clara County Parks for County Parks trail information.

Before you visit, please review the Seasonal Trail Closures to learn more about trails that are closed seasonally to ensure visitor safety and protect the trails from damage.

Last updated on: 8/31/2010