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Eucalyptus Loop – Needle Rock loop from Swift Halt

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Eucalyptus Loop – Needle Rock loop from Swift Halt

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Eucalyptus Loop – Needle Rock loop from Swift Halt

03:28

40.3km

550m

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: May 28, 2026

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Wilder Ranch State Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.39 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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3.41 km

Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve

Nature Reserve

7.29 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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21.3 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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23.3 km

Eucalyptus Loop

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Part of Eucalyptus Loop can be enjoyed in sunlight, then the ride dives back under tree cover before emerging into a short spell across an open, meadowy part.

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30.5 km

Four Mile Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful path on the cliff… paradise!

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33.0 km

Ohlone Bluff Trail 🌊 Wilder Ranch SP

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sweet hard-packed dirt trail meandering atop coastal cliffs with terrific beach and Pacific Ocean views. Some of the State Park land is still leased to farmers, so depending on the …

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34.1 km

Strawberry Beach

Beach

35.1 km

Needle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

This cool rock spire eroded out of the coastal bluffs by the Pacific Ocean waves is best visible along the Ohlone Bluffs Trail in Wilder Ranch State Park. parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549
The …

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37.4 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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40.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.7 km

10.2 km

6.21 km

1.02 km

178 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

9.32 km

8.43 km

5.04 km

2.27 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Friday 26 June

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Eucalyptus Loop – Needle Rock loop from Swift Halt

Wilder Ranch Bike Path

Wild Boar Trail

View of Monterey Bay Picnic Area, Wilder Ranch State Park

Eucalyptus Loop

Four Mile Beach

Ohlone Bluff Trail 🌊 Wilder Ranch SP

Needle Rock

Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

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