Skyline Ridge Trail Run

Travel through moist evergreen forests, oak–madrone woodlands, and high grasslands along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains. You experience stunning coastal mountain views on this route through three open-space preserves and one county park. Trail width and surface varies from narrow paths to wide roads—soft in forests and along creekbeds, and firm and bare through grasslands. Be prepared for wind and fog on exposed ridgetops, and for heat on west- and south-facing slopes.

This course has everything Skyline OSP has to offer, Skyline Ridge, Russian Ridge, run up to Black Mountain for spectacular views of Santa Cruz mountains, on a clear day you can even see pacific ocean. This heads towards Stevens canyon before finally turning back on Longs ridge towards Skyline OSP.