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Turtle Rock Viewpoint – Borel Hill loop from Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

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United States

California

Santa Cruz County

Turtle Rock Viewpoint – Borel Hill loop from Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

Moderate

4.9

(6906)

10,212

riders

Turtle Rock Viewpoint – Borel Hill loop from Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

03:10

28.9km

820m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 24.0 km for 268 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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516 m

Turtle Rock Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Turtle Rock is the highest and most prominent mountain in the area. From this viewpoint, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains, especially stunning at sunset. Be cautious, as the trail is popular and often busy with hikers.

Tip by

1.68 km

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

Highlight • Forest

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve is a 2,035-acre preserve that follows Long Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. There are a variety of trails that can be used for hiking, biking, or horse riding. This is a dirt trail area, so it is more suited for gravel bikes or a stout touring bike; a hardtail would be ideal. In addition, this is a preserve and not a park, so there are no facilities that you would normally expect in a park, such as bathrooms, drinking water fountains, picnic tables, snack bars, or stores.

Tip by

8.34 km

Tree Farm Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Tree Farm Trail start with a significant climb under tree cover. Right around the point where you might be starting to wonder how much longer the climb will last, a mandatory left turn drops you onto the first wide-dirt-road stretch of Tree Farm Trail.

Along the way, Tree Farm Trail switches to pseudo-singletrack (at what looks like a right-turn, just around the 2.7-mile mark of the ride) but it doesn't last long before it turns back into an uphill dirt road.

Tip by

11.0 km

Butano View Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Butano View Trail offers sightlines to the forested hills near Pescadero and has some really nice views.

Tip by

12.1 km

Archaeological Site

13.8 km

Borel Hill

Highlight • Summit

Spectacular 360° surround views from the top of the hill (2513 feet / 766 meters).

Tip by

19.5 km

Horseshoe Lake

Highlight • Lake

Pleasant little lake formed by an earthen dam near Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve summit. Less than a mile from the handicapped parking lot along Ridge Trail.
Perfect bench in the sun, no swimming or fishing though.

Tip by

28.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

14.4 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

9.82 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

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Monday 6 July

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Turtle Rock Viewpoint – Borel Hill loop from Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

Turtle Rock Viewpoint

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

Tree Farm Trail

Butano View Trail

Borel Hill

Horseshoe Lake

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