Bay Area Ridge Trail, Long Ridge Road, and Peters Creek Trail is a 5 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Saratoga, California that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round.
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nature trips
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river
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waterfall
wild flowers
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Great hike, it is a good combination of open space and shades, also lots of uphills and downhills. Not very crowded and moderately trafficked in the morning. Sometimes the trail is not wide enough for social distancing though.
Excellent trail. We did this in 2 hours 30 min with kids and thoroughly enjoyed the complete trail. Lot of shade.
Excellent easy hike. Chit chat with friends + enjoy nature. Plus the drive there is a gearhead’s dream (be careful of cyclists though)
Arieh C. recorded Bay Area Ridge Trail, Long Ridge Road, and Peters Creek Trail
Nice trail between easy and moderate with some sun and some shade. A few people on bikes and on horses. Perfect.
Beautiful trail on a very hot spring day. Most of it under the trees. Very diverse and very quiet. A good under the sun elevation gain at the back end of the trail. Keep energy and water for the last stretch. Lots of birds and wild life. Bugs around the creek but nothing annoying. Good get the day going morning hike.
I hiked this route and the recorder said it was 7.2 miles, not 5. I think 7.2 might be a bit of an overestimation, but it’s definitely closer to that than to 5. A nice mix of shaded woods and open fields, and the slopes were gentle. But, if you’re looking for the giant redwood trees that the Santa Cruz Mountains are known for, this trail doesn’t really have any.
Loved this trail. I went on a rainy day so I want to go back as I bet there are really good view if I wasn’t in a rain cloud the whole time. Great trail, only saw a few other people. Definitely gonna do this one again
Relatively good experience. Some through wooded areas but comes out into the open with some good views. I did see a mountain lion on the trail. We looked at each other and he scurried away. Also saw quite a few deer. Where there is predator there is prey.
Szymon J recorded Recording - Feb 16, 05:13 PM
Sunny despite the West horizon being covered on clouds. Middle part fully shaded. not much traffic, more mountain bikes than hikers. Still green though dry.
Great hike... perfect mix of sun and shade. Lovely views - spotted a Pileated Woodpecker and a bobcat.
Beautiful mix of sun, shade, hills, & trees.
Bob Floyd recorded Recording - Aug 25, 04:07 PM
Lots of mtn bikes. Half is dirt road, no switchbacks. Half no trees.
