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Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Swift Halt

Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Swift Halt

Hard

2.5

(24)

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Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Swift Halt

02:52

36.6km

550m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Wilder Ranch State Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.38 km

Wilder Ranch Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Wilder Ranch Bike Path is an entirely paved trail away from the nearby busy highway. The path helps connect Wilder Ranch State Park to Santa Cruz and is open to runners and walkers, too.

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6.40 km

Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve

Nature Reserve

8.69 km

Engelsmann Loop Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The first part of Engelsmann Loop is fairly uninteresting, but this relatively recent, windy singletrack segment that is aimed at bypassing a steep and eroded climb on what used to …

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10.1 km

Wild Boar Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wild Boar Trail is even more fun than the adjacent Engelsmann Loop. It connects to Old Cabin Trail very shortly, which continues as a playful singletrack under tree cover.

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25.9 km

View of Monterey Bay Picnic Area, Wilder Ranch State Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great place for a rest. Sit down, eat a snack and enjoy the wonderful view.

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28.2 km

The narrow singletrack of Twin Oaks Trail flows through an open, rolling meadow. After a short climb and a short coast on some fire roads, it leads to my second favorite trail in the park: Zane Gray Cutoff.

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30.2 km

Picnic bench and viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

This overlook is worth the short detour off the trail. It's a great place to stop and enjoy the views. This is a pretty popular spot so be prepared for a crowd.

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30.6 km

Wilder Ridge Loop Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wilder Ridge is a loop on top of the park, with two unconnected legs leading up to it on the east and west sides of the park. This tour only …

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33.8 km

Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

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A narrow single track turns coastside off the main biketrail away from the highway the becomes wider along a now disused former dirtroad to the ranch houses.

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36.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

11.0 km

9.51 km

1.87 km

668 m

Surfaces

25.1 km

8.41 km

2.77 km

200 m

199 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Swift Halt

Wilder Ranch Bike Path

Engelsmann Loop Trail

Wild Boar Trail

View of Monterey Bay Picnic Area, Wilder Ranch State Park

Twin Oaks Trail

Picnic bench and viewpoint

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Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

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