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| | Going for a backcountry trek here in California is the good thing to do. California is a wonderful spot for outdoors folks. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Edgewood Trail in San Mateo County, California is a really good place to spend some time. California has plenty of good wilderness trails; one of them being Edgewood Trail in San Mateo County. The time needed for this backcountry walk is roughly 2 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Each wilderness trail in California |
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is well worth a backcountry trek. Edgewood Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it just one way. Edgewood Trail is not very in close proximity to San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont at all, but many people like to backcountry trek
| | here to be in close proximity to the fresh air. The wilderness hiking trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains are a wonderful way to explore these hills. Edgewood Trail is 2.4 miles long it's shorter than many hiking trails. Edgewood Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your walk. This backpacking trail is not that long but it's always glorious to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. At Edgewood Trail you don’t see much rain; January is the | |
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wettest month with most rain while July is commonly the driest month. For the duration of the summertime months at Edgewood Trail temperatures are generally in the 60's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's, and
after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Edgewood Trail sink into the 40's. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The total elevation difference for this backcountry trail is 198 feet, and that is lower than average. The
number of backpacking and hiking trails in this neighborhood is not very high. This wilderness hiking trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a brilliant backpacking and hiking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure.
This area does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire.
Briefly about the general area:
Be careful coming to the Santa Cruz Mountains, you might not ever wanna go home again. Visiting
Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail is just something you need to do if you haven't yet; camping at Edgewood Trail is brilliant fun, Trailer Rancho is a brilliant local campground.
This is a popular place for folks from San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, and why not camp at Trailer Villa since you're here at Edgewood Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 37.4689, Longitude -122.2915
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 37.4617, Longitude -122.2756
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .8 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace:
1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 2.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 1 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
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Total elevation difference: 198 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Edgewood Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Edgewood Trail. |
| | Trails Near Edgewood Trail:
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Alambique Trail, San Mateo
County
, 4 miles away, 6.4 hiking miles, 818 feet elevation difference |
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Trappers Trail, San Mateo
County
, 9 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1148 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near Edgewood Trail:
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Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA
, 14 miles away |
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA
, 21 miles away |
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Presidio National Park, San Francisco - CA
, 21 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Edgewood Trail:
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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, San Carlos, CA, San Carlos
, 2 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Belmont, Ca, Belmont
, 2 miles away |
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Hillside Lodge, Belmont
, 3 miles away |
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Fairfield Inn And Suites By Marriott San Francisco/San Carlo, San Carlos
, 3 miles away |
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Best Western Inn, Redwood City
, 3 miles away |
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