Saratoga Gap Trail and Ridge Trail Loop is a 5.9 mile loop trail located near Saratoga, California that features a waterfall and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, running, nature trips, and bird watching and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Castle Rock State Park charges a day-use fee of $10/vehicle.
March 2, 2021Great views!
February 28, 2021Plenty of parking in the overflow lot at 10am. Trail is well maintained and has 1 way signs for Covid (please follow!).. first mile or so was fairly busy but got nice and quiet closer to the camping area. I would rate this a tough moderate.. a lot of big rocks on the trail and some scrambling involved.. I don’t usually have knees issues but am definitely feeling it today. Amazing vistas and beautiful rock formations.
February 27, 2021February 27, 2021loved this trail! good terrain mix, climbing over rocks was fun, not too many people out on a friday.
February 21, 2021Beautiful trail with a great mix of terrain, from forest to rocky climbs along the mountainside with views stretching to the ocean. Bathrooms open at the main parking lot. Recommend wearing proper shoes with good tread.
February 21, 2021Too many rocks
February 7, 2021Good exercise with the down and uphill slope.
February 7, 2021Parking was $10 and they preferred using a card to pay. We got there at 8am and it was still too crowded for good social distancing.
February 6, 2021Trail was great but too crowded. There was no parking available I had to park half a mile away and walk over to the trail. I started fairly late.. Around 3pm so earlier might be better
February 5, 2021February 1, 2021A beautiful hike! There are large rocks in the pathway to climb over which makes the trail more fun. A ton of spots to stop & enjoy the views. Unfortunately, people do not follow the one way trail signs. I ran into groups of people throughout the hike.
January 31, 2021Great trails with scenic views of the Santa Cruz mountains, with the sea just peaking out in some areas. There are some technical rocky areas to shimmy and sprawl across at some parts, so be mindful of that. The trail is one way (COVID) so please be aware of what trail you’re walking on, but they’re very clear in which direction to go. Also be respectful of parking and the spaces you park in. It’s common for cars to get ticketed, we saw 4 on the way out today.
January 31, 2021January 30, 2021January 29, 2021Nice hike, lots of green though was disappointed with the water fall.
January 24, 2021January 23, 2021Must do!
January 23, 2021January 23, 2021January 23, 2021January 20, 2021January 18, 2021January 17, 2021Crowded. The one-way loop helps but because of it we couldn’t take the detours we were planning on. A beautiful and relatively easy hike and well worth the time, still.
January 16, 2021January 16, 2021January 9, 2021Not very challenging. Good exercise. There are several places that you need to climb a very short distance to go over a cliff like area, but overall is very safe and with shades.
January 9, 2021Pretty good hike. The trail has some large rocks in the middle and could be dangerous and scary at parts! Otherwise it’s a pretty good hike, it’s well managed and has a one-way loop.
January 6, 2021Really nice trail, plenty of fun and adventure but not challenging. The only thing is this is a pretty narrow trail so hard to keep real social distancing, the Park did the right thing by marking some portions as one way only, however there are quite a lot of people still walking against the traffic... with the canopy in the forest, it’s kinda of like a indoor place with high ceiling, important to keep your masks on since the air droplets are probably not moving as fast as real outdoors :)
January 3, 2021Beautiful as always
January 3, 2021
