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Wilder Ridge Loop Trail – Wilder Beach Natural Preserve loop from Swift Halt

Wilder Ridge Loop Trail – Wilder Beach Natural Preserve loop from Swift Halt

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Wilder Ridge Loop Trail – Wilder Beach Natural Preserve loop from Swift Halt

02:08

26.2km

290m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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Wilder Ranch State Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.39 km

Wilder Ranch Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Wilder Ranch Bike Path is an entirely paved trail away from the nearby busy highway. The path helps connect Wilder Ranch State Park to Santa Cruz and is open to runners and walkers, too.

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3.41 km

Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve

Nature Reserve

3.95 km

Wilder Ridge Loop Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wilder Ridge is a loop on top of the park, with two unconnected legs leading up to it on the east and west sides of the park. This tour only …

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6.29 km

The narrow singletrack of Twin Oaks Trail flows through an open, rolling meadow. After a short climb and a short coast on some fire roads, it leads to my second favorite trail in the park: Zane Gray Cutoff.

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16.3 km

Ohlone Bluff Trail 🌊 Wilder Ranch SP

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sweet hard-packed dirt trail meandering atop coastal cliffs with terrific beach and Pacific Ocean views. Some of the State Park land is still leased to farmers, so depending on the …

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18.4 km

Needle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

This cool rock spire eroded out of the coastal bluffs by the Pacific Ocean waves is best visible along the Ohlone Bluffs Trail in Wilder Ranch State Park. parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549
The …

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19.6 km

Railroad gravel road and Old Cove Landing Trail

Highlight • Trail

An alternative to the busy Hwy 1 is to stay along the abandoned railway line. It is fairly decent smooth at the beginning, but then gets a bit courser gravel …

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21.7 km

Wilder Beach Natural Preserve

Highlight • Beach

Wide and wild beach preserve closed to the public. Park info at parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549
Good gravel and dirt trails lead out to and along the cliffs. Several coves to the west …

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21.9 km

Wilder Beach Natural Preserve

Nature Reserve

23.4 km

Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

A narrow single track turns coastside off the main biketrail away from the highway the becomes wider along a now disused former dirtroad to the ranch houses.

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26.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

6.23 km

3.24 km

910 m

248 m

187 m

Surfaces

18.7 km

5.61 km

1.73 km

135 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Sunday 10 May

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Wilder Ranch Bike Path

Wilder Ridge Loop Trail

Twin Oaks Trail

Ohlone Bluff Trail 🌊 Wilder Ranch SP

Needle Rock

Railroad gravel road and Old Cove Landing Trail

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