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Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

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Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

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Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

02:17

29.0km

390m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.80 km for 258 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.33 km

Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

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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6.80 km

Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve

Highlight • Historical Site

Well-preserved operating historic dairy farm with ranger-led demonstrations in Wilder Ranch State Park on the pacific coast south of Santa Cruz. parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549

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9.15 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 be the fire road continuation of Engelsmann Loop, is quite fun as it lazily meanders while climbing at a gentle rate. Plus, in my book, any new singletrack is a welcome change over the fire road that it replaces.

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10.5 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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15.5 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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17.8 km

Twin Oaks Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

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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19.5 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 used the eastern leg to descend back to the Hwy 1, picking it up from Twin Oaks trail. Note at the bottom the underpass for Hwy 1 was fenced off, which meant to push the bike through some brush up the road dam and down on the other side. Hopefully the underpass is open again meanwhile, so one can make an actual loop by continuing along Peaseley Gulch past the main Farm center of the park to the beach.
At the beach one can continue back west via
Old Cove Landing Trail komoot.de/highlight/209388
Ohlone Bluff Trail komoot.de/highlight/209386
Then at Four Mile Beach cross Hwy 1, where it climbs up into the park via
Baldwin Loop Trail komoot.de/highlight/209392
The entire loop is here: komoot.de/highlight/209385

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22.3 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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29.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

8.44 km

5.92 km

1.92 km

1.66 km

Surfaces

9.74 km

9.17 km

5.81 km

3.66 km

348 m

316 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Wednesday 26 August

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Twin Oaks Trail – Wilder Ridge Loop Trail loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve

Engelsmann Loop Trail

Wild Boar Trail

View of Monterey Bay Picnic Area, Wilder Ranch State Park

Twin Oaks Trail

Wilder Ridge Loop Trail

Wilder Ranch Bike Path

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