What we are going to hike: Nine Parks Coal Creek OSP Long Ridge OSP Los Trancos OSP Monte Bello OSP Rancho San Antonio OSP (wee bit) Russian Ridge OSP Saratoga Gap OSP (wee bit) Skyline OSP Upper Stevens Creek County Park Exciting places The San Andres Fault The Los Trancos Dolphin Table Mountain 1852' Borel Hill 2572' Black Mountain 2800' Stevens Creek Peters Creek Horseshoe Lake Alpine Pond Vista Point Christmas Tree farm Everywhere in-between ---- The Hike: Get a map of the South Skyline Region! Park in Monte Bello OSP across from Los Trancos. Grab South Skyline Region Map. Fortunately, you'll never get bored because you'll never go two miles without having to make some critical decision. Sec Cum(ulative) 0.0 0.0 Cross Page Mill Road into Los Trancos 1.1 1.1 Take Franciscan Trail (outer Dolphin trail!) to the east side of the park. 0.0 1.1 Cross Page Mill into Monte Bello OSP 0.3 1.4 Canyon Trail to Bella Vista Trail (left fork) 0.8 2.2 Bella Vista Trail to Old Ranch Trail 0.6 2.8 Old Ranch Trail to Indian Creek Trail 1.0 3.8 Detour into Rancho San Antonio to peak of Black Mountain, wave arms in air, then return 1.2 5.0 Indian Creek to Canyon Trail (puts you 0.8 miles S of where you originally encountered Canyon Trail) 2.5 7.5 Canyon Trail eventually crosses into Upper Steven Creek CP then take right onto Table Mountain Trail (NOT Grizzly Flat Trail, which is 0.5 miles sooner) 1.0 8.5 Hike to Table Mountain, wave arms in air, then get on Charcoal Road (parallel to Table Mountain Trail?) 2.1 10.6 Take Charcoal Road (@ 1.8m it intersects with Table Mountain Trail again) to Ridge Trail. This cuts through Saratoga Gap OSP 0.3 10.9 Go right onto the Ridge Trail (in Steven's Creek) heading toward Long Ridge OSP 0.0 10.9 Cross Skyline Blvd into Long Ridge 0.8 11.7 Take Hickory Oaks Trail to Long Ridge Road (this is also Ridge Trail) 0.3 12.0 Take Long Ridge Road to Peter's Creek Trial (this is also Ridge Trail) 2.8 14.8 Follow Peter's Creek/Ridge Trail to Skyline Ridge OSP 3.8 18.6 In Skyline follow the Ridge Trail all the way to Russian Ridge OSP 0.0 18.6 Take the secret tunnel to Russian Ridge 1.2 19.8 Follow the Ridge Trail to Coal Creek OSP, making sure to detour to Borel Hill, where you get great views whilst waving your arms in the air 0.0 19.8 Cross Skyline Blvd to Coal Creek OSP Have to walk down the street to your left about thirty yards to find entrance 1.2 21.0 Walk down the paved road (0.4) then take the Meadow Trail (right) until it dead-ends in Alpine Road (it's a dirt road out here) 0.4 21.4 Right on Alpine Road and follow to Page Mill Road 0.0 21.4 Cross Page Mill Road -- Welcome back to Monte Bello OSP! 0.6 22.0 Take left on unnamed trail after crossing street and head north toward White Oak Trail and ultimately Los Trancos OSP/home! (Go left when you reach White Oak Trail)