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Wilder Ranch Bike Path – Wild Boar Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

Wilder Ranch Bike Path – Wild Boar Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

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Wilder Ranch Bike Path – Wild Boar Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

01:54

27.0km

260m

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: April 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.0 km for 258 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

110 m

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Highlight • Structure

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California's oldest surviving amusement park. This 24-acre park was founded in 1907 and offers old-fashioned carnival games and food booths.

Tip by

5.20 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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7.22 km

Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve

Nature Reserve

9.51 km

The first part of Engelsmann Loop is fairly uninteresting, but this relatively recent, windy singletrack segment that is aimed at bypassing a steep and eroded climb on what used to be the fire road continuation of Engelsmann Loop, is quite fun as it lazily meanders while climbing at a gentle rate. Plus, in my book, any new singletrack is a welcome change over the fire road that it replaces.

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10.9 km

Wild Boar Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wild Boar Trail is even more fun than the adjacent Engelsmann Loop. It connects to Old Cabin Trail very shortly, which continues as a playful singletrack under tree cover.

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17.4 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 are open to public access, the most popular being Four Mile beach at the west end of the park. Look for the sea lions down on the beach.

Tip by

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 further west. But if it should get too rough there are several short bailout connections back to the highway.

Tip by

20.7 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.

Tip by

26.8 km

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Highlight • Beach

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California's oldest surviving amusement park. This 24-acre park was founded in 1907 and offers old-fashioned carnival games and food booths.

Tip by

27.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

7.32 km

4.44 km

1.87 km

1.32 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

10.4 km

4.32 km

232 m

169 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

24°C

16°C

0 %

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Wilder Ranch Bike Path – Wild Boar Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Wilder Ranch Bike Path

Engelsmann Loop Trail

Wild Boar Trail

Wilder Beach Natural Preserve

Railroad gravel road and Old Cove Landing Trail

Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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