Arastradero Regional Preserve is an easily accessible park that offers a good trail network, suitable for hiking, mountain biking, trail running and horse back riding. It offers great views on the nearby hills, and the San Francisco Bay.
Trails
There are a number of short, connecting trails in the park, and you may find that a hike or ride takes you along several different trails.
Redtail Loop Trail - 1.4 mile loop starting from the main parking lot to the north of the road.
Portola Pastures Trail - 0.3 connecting trail to Meadowlark Trail
Meadowlark Trail - about 2 mile trail leading from the main parking lot to the far side of the preserve and partially looping back towards Arastradero Rd.
Wild Rye Trail - .3 mile trail to Paseo del Roble Trail and Arastradero Lake
Paseo del Roble Trail - .4 mile trail from Arastradero Lake (or .25 just to Wild Rye Trail)
Juan Bautista de Anza Trail - .9 mile trail past Atrastradero Lake ending at Arastradero Rd
Arastrodero Creek Trail - 1.5 mile trail from Arastradero Lake to the entrance to Foothills Park
Bowl Loop Trail - .7 mile trail at the far end of Arastradero Preserve
Acorn Trail - .3 mile connector trail between Arastradero Creek Trail and Meadowlark Trail
Woodrat Trail - .4 mile conector trail between Arastradero Creek Trail and Meadowlark Trail
Woodland Star Trail - .3 mile shortcut to bypass 1 mile along the Meadowlark Trail
Ohlone Trail - .2 mile connector trail between Juan Bautista de Anza to Meadowlark Trail
Bay Laurel Trail - .2 mile trail off of the Meadowlark Trail
There are a number of short, connecting trails in the park, and you may find that a hike or ride takes you along several different trails.
Redtail Loop Trail - 1.4 mile loop starting from the main parking lot to the north of the road.
Portola Pastures Trail - 0.3 connecting trail to Meadowlark Trail
Meadowlark Trail - about 2 mile trail leading from the main parking lot to the far side of the preserve and partially looping back towards Arastradero Rd.
Wild Rye Trail - .3 mile trail to Paseo del Roble Trail and Arastradero Lake
Paseo del Roble Trail - .4 mile trail from Arastradero Lake (or .25 just to Wild Rye Trail)
Juan Bautista de Anza Trail - .9 mile trail past Atrastradero Lake ending at Arastradero Rd
Arastrodero Creek Trail - 1.5 mile trail from Arastradero Lake to the entrance to Foothills Park
Bowl Loop Trail - .7 mile trail at the far end of Arastradero Preserve
Acorn Trail - .3 mile connector trail between Arastradero Creek Trail and Meadowlark Trail
Woodrat Trail - .4 mile conector trail between Arastradero Creek Trail and Meadowlark Trail
Woodland Star Trail - .3 mile shortcut to bypass 1 mile along the Meadowlark Trail
Ohlone Trail - .2 mile connector trail between Juan Bautista de Anza to Meadowlark Trail
Bay Laurel Trail - .2 mile trail off of the Meadowlark Trail
Trails
Summary
Difficulty
Distance
Arastradero Preserve Redtail Loop Trail
Nice 1.4 mile trail for a quick hike with kids. Also suitable as an extension to other trails in Arastradero.
Nice 1.4 mile trail for a quick hike with kids. Also suitable as an extension to other trails in Arastradero.
Easy
1.3 mi
2.1 km
2.1 km
Mountain Biking in Arastradero Preserve
Some of the best mountain biking trails in the Stanford area. A good variation of single and double track.
Some of the best mountain biking trails in the Stanford area. A good variation of single and double track.
Moderate
6.8 mi
10.9 km
10.9 km
Guides
Some of the best mountain biking trails in the Stanford area. A good variation of single and double track.
Nice 1.4 mile trail for a quick hike with kids. Also suitable as an extension to other trails in Arastradero.
Community Trips
A nice winter's day hike around Arastradero with a little side trip into Foothills park in an ill fated attempt to do some of the Bay to Ridge trail. I turned left to gain elevation when I should have gone right and down to pick up the Ridge trail. I did get to see Panaroma Point as a result of my mistake so got some nice views of SF and beyond including...
Late afternoon bike ride with Nicolas. Still pretty hot.
Matt, Matt's son, Ben and I had a great day caching at Arastradero. I hadn't been there since 2003, so it was good to come back.
A few laps around Arastadero with my friends Thomas and David. Too bad I don't have any elevation data...oops
Fell hard on this run. Will my hip recover? ;
Most of the trails were closed off today, due to the rain (5 days ago...) most likely. So we had to stick to the fireroads.On the few trails that were open, you can see the amount of damage the equestrians cause. Postholes everywhere, several inches deep, they almost threw us off our bikes a couple times on the really bad downhills (not pictured, because I was moving too fast). Boooo equestrians (said...
Another comparison of the iPhone GPS (PMB 2525 Hammerhead II GPS) vs the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx GPS. The result: this time around the Garmin was the clear winner. iPhone was set to take a point every 10 seconds and keep that point if it was more than 10m from the last point. Next time, I'll be setting it to maximum battery-killing every second recording.http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fhomepage.mac.com%2Fbheliker%2FKML%2F20081105Arastradero_GviP.kml&ie=UTF8&ll=37.386918,-122.176723&spn=0.01098,0.017767&t=h&z=16(Photos are shots of the trail damage caused...
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