Family Friendly Hiking Routes
near Soquel, California
Soquel, California
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![The Golden Gate Bridge is on display from the Coastal Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7013808_smallMed_1554823419.jpg?cache=1736575716)
Coastal Trail: Lands End
2.9 mi 4.6 km • 192' Up 58.44 m Up • 192' Down 58.4 m Down
![Beautiful views on High Peaks Trail!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7010895_smallMed_1554399477.jpg?cache=1736575653)
High Peaks
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 1,444' Up 440.22 m Up • 1,447' Down 440.95 m Down
![Muir Woods](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017221_smallMed_1554829027.jpg?cache=1735970990)
Hillside Loop
2.5 mi 3.9 km • 255' Up 77.77 m Up • 255' Down 77.75 m Down
![The blue mountains of Santa Cruz!](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7010612_smallMed_1554398875.jpg?cache=1735970854)
Castle Rock Loop
3.6 mi 5.8 km • 658' Up 200.45 m Up • 692' Down 210.96 m Down
![Wildflowers on the way up to Wildcat Peak](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7048665_smallMed_1555539720.jpg?cache=1736576642)
Peace Circle: Wildcat Peak from Little Farm
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 666' Up 202.96 m Up • 664' Down 202.39 m Down
![N. Ridge Trail, Angel Island.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7010442_smallMed_1554398504.jpg?cache=1735970849)
Mt. Livermore Summit - North Ridge Trail
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 784' Up 239.03 m Up • 783' Down 238.68 m Down
![Pinnacles National Park on the Balconies trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011190_smallMed_1554400136.jpg?cache=1735970870)
Balconies Cave Loop
2.6 mi 4.3 km • 400' Up 121.84 m Up • 399' Down 121.74 m Down
![Pacifica Beach is beautiful from the Pedro Point Highlands.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7031857_smallMed_1554931901.jpg?cache=1735971365)
Pedro Point Headlands Loop
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 481' Up 146.73 m Up • 481' Down 146.51 m Down
![Hatcher Pass.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7013297_smallMed_1554845621.jpg?cache=1735969766)
Tennessee Valley Lollipop
4.1 mi 6.7 km • 761' Up 231.89 m Up • 761' Down 232 m Down
![Tilden Regional Park.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024043_smallMed_1554846126.jpg?cache=1735971130)
Tilden Park Loop
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 864' Up 263.36 m Up • 864' Down 263.34 m Down
![The Santa Cruz Mountains offer a spectacular backdrop to any adventure in Almaden Quicksilver County Park.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7025704_smallMed_1554912738.jpg?cache=1736575962)
Quicksilver - McAbee Loop CCW
4.5 mi 7.3 km • 728' Up 221.89 m Up • 738' Down 225.02 m Down
![View from the SCA Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7012772_smallMed_1554821651.jpg?cache=1736575700)
Golden Gate Bridge Overlook Out-and-Back
5.3 mi 8.5 km • 1,000' Up 304.86 m Up • 999' Down 304.44 m Down
![The old English Camp, pictured here, was a town of about 1000 people inhabited by miners and their families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when nearby mines were active.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7026215_smallMed_1554913719.jpg?cache=1736575977)
Quicksilver History Loop
8.0 mi 12.9 km • 1,454' Up 443.32 m Up • 1,456' Down 443.8 m Down
![Fall nestled right off the trail](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7046060_smallMed_1555533870.jpg?cache=1735971789)
Henry Cowell Park
8.4 mi 13.6 km • 1,614' Up 491.82 m Up • 1,614' Down 492.03 m Down
![View of the first estuary](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7001523_smallMed_1554218796.jpg?cache=1736575384)
Estero to Sunset Beach
8.1 mi 13.0 km • 623' Up 189.9 m Up • 623' Down 189.9 m Down
![Lots of shade from towering redwoods.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7086601_smallMed_1680553143.jpg?cache=1735973031)
Stream Trail Out-and-Back
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 80' Up 24.38 m Up • 80' Down 24.29 m Down
![Narrow wooden bridge across the creek.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7082000_smallMed_1642740316.jpg?cache=1735972896)
Waterfall Loop Nature Trail
1.0 mi 1.7 km • 320' Up 97.46 m Up • 318' Down 96.97 m Down
![Half way up Baquiano Trail looking back to Mori Point.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7014356_smallMed_1554824179.jpg?cache=1735970936)
Sweeney Ridge Loop
5.7 mi 9.1 km • 954' Up 290.82 m Up • 958' Down 292.09 m Down
![Tie Camp Trail through the redwoods.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7023045_smallMed_1554844384.jpg?cache=1735971107)
Merry-Go-Round Loop
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 826' Up 251.67 m Up • 826' Down 251.7 m Down
![Water Dog Lake](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7013852_smallMed_1554823485.jpg?cache=1736575717)
Water Dog Lake Park
1.4 mi 2.3 km • 140' Up 42.69 m Up • 145' Down 44.1 m Down
![Sun on the hills.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7024245_smallMed_1554846564.jpg?cache=1735971136)
Sierra Vista Preserve Loop
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 1,052' Up 320.5 m Up • 1,052' Down 320.66 m Down
![Rodeo Beach.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7011490_smallMed_1554559483.jpg?cache=1736575671)
Rodeo Lagoon Loop
3.4 mi 5.4 km • 137' Up 41.68 m Up • 137' Down 41.7 m Down
![Sign #1: "dark basalt dike, a feeder of lava to the crater, that cuts through a sequence of tuffbreccias (grayish brown) and pebbly mudstones (light gray), inside and near the crater bottom."](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7048193_smallMed_1555538696.jpg?cache=1735971855)
Educational Loop
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 622' Up 189.54 m Up • 621' Down 189.4 m Down
![Ranger doing field work.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7014367_smallMed_1554824201.jpg?cache=1735970936)
Milagra Ridge Tour
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 152' Up 46.33 m Up • 145' Down 44.09 m Down
![Sunset](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7047473_smallMed_1555537146.jpg?cache=1736576606)
Lake Merritt Loop
3.4 mi 5.5 km • 45' Up 13.86 m Up • 45' Down 13.85 m Down
![My ski tracks are just barely visible here, and not at all near the sky-line, but you can imagine where the ski line would be coming off the south shoulder of Francis Peak.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7002106_smallMed_1617020397.jpg?cache=1736571737)
Jepson-Johnstone Beaches Loop
4.2 mi 6.7 km • 636' Up 193.87 m Up • 679' Down 206.99 m Down
![Picnic area](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7047499_smallMed_1555537195.jpg?cache=1735971833)
Temescal Loop
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 109' Up 33.32 m Up • 110' Down 33.42 m Down