California hiking trails - Edgewood Trail, Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County

   
  Edgewood Trail is situated a pretty lengthy drive from San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, but it sure is a a perfect wilderness trail. California has plenty of wonderful backpacking and hiking trails; Edgewood Trail is one of them, and it's in San Mateo County. Hiking here in California is the wonderful thing to do. The time needed for this hike is roughly 2 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. All through the summertime months highs here at Edgewood Trail reach the 60's. Throughout the dark hours of summer
    temperatures plunge down into the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 50's, and overnight lows at Edgewood Trail during the winter generally plunge into the 40's. There's not much difference in elevation along Edgewood Trail, so you won’t have to worry about different
climate zones along your trek. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Edgewood Trail in San Mateo County, California is a really splendid location to spend some time. The hiking trails of the Santa Cruz Mountains are a really fine way to spend quality time in the wilderness. While visiting this region in California it's a glorious idea to go backcountry hiking too. This is a two-ended great outdoors hiking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backpacking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other  
end. This is one of a very small number of wilderness trails in this neighborhood. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 198 feet which is lower than average. Edgewood Trail is a location that is pretty dry usually; during the month of January you get the most rain around here, and the driest month is July. Edgewood Trail is a very short hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a tremendous wilderness trail for the average person looking for a tremendous adventure. With its 2.4 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type trek. Sometimes this backcountry hiking trail gets really dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Each one of the many backpacking and hiking trails of California has something unique to offer. This is not a very long backcountry hiking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place.

Briefly about the general area:
Yeah, come up here to the Santa Cruz Mountains for a magnificent time. Trailer Rancho is a perfect local campground; don't miss out on a visit to Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail if you're here.
If you came for an overnight stay Trailer Villa is a great spot to camp; the friendly folks of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont like to hang out nearby.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 37.4689, Longitude -122.2915
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 37.4617, Longitude -122.2756
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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

Total elevation difference: 198 feet


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 Trails Near Edgewood Trail:
Alambique Trail, San Mateo County , 4 miles away,  6.4 hiking miles, 818 feet elevation difference
Trappers Trail, San Mateo County , 9 miles away, 2.3 hiking miles, 1148 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Edgewood Trail:
Trailer Villa, Redwood City, 6 miles away
Trailer Rancho, Redwood City, 6 miles away
Half Moon Bay State Beach, San Mateo, 11 miles away
Pelican Point RV Park, Half Moon Bay, 11 miles away
Francis Beach Campground, San Mateo County, 11 miles away
 National Parks Near Edgewood Trail:
Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail, San Francisco - CA , 14 miles away
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco - CA , 21 miles away
Presidio National Park, San Francisco - CA , 21 miles away
 Hotels Near Edgewood Trail:
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, San Carlos, CA, San Carlos , 2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BELMONT, Belmont , 2 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn, San Carlos , 3 miles away
Hillside Lodge, Belmont , 3 miles away
Fairfield Inn & Suites San Francisco San Carlos, San Carlos , 3 miles away
 Marinas Near Edgewood Trail
Peninsula Marina, Redwood City , 4 miles away
Docktown Marina, Redwood City , 4 miles away
Peninsula Yacht Club, Redwood City , 4 miles away
Marina Food, San Mateo , 5 miles away
Port of Redwood City, Redwood City , 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Edgewood Trail
Bear Gulch Reservoir, San Mateo County , 4 miles away

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