Where to walk and ride in the valley — where the trails go, how hard they are, and which ones welcome dogs and bikes.

Trione-Annadel State Park

Bikes on multi-use trails and fire roads only; no e-bikes; no dogs on trails. · park info →

Five thousand oak-and-fir acres on Santa Rosa’s doorstep, and northern California’s great mountain-biking commons. The prize at the middle is Lake Ilsanjo; the cobbles underfoot were quarried here a century ago for San Francisco’s streets.

Lake Ilsanjo via Rough-Go Trailmoderate4.5 mi out-and-back · ~710 ft · ~1:45

To: Lake Ilsanjo

mixed

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: (from the lot) 0.08 → Violetti Fire Road 0.13 → RIP RJD 0.27 → Cobblestone Trail 0.25 → connector path 0.14 → Orchard Loop 0.22 → Orchard Trail 0.4 → Rough-Go Trail 0.41 → connector path 0.36 — return the way you came

Channel Trail forest strolleasy2.5 mi out-and-back · ~300 ft · ~1:00

A short, shady out-and-back through Douglas-fir, bay and redwood near the main entrance — a low-effort option before the trails climb into the open meadows.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Channel Trail → Live Oak Trail — return the way you came

Lake Ilsanjo via Warren Richardson Trailmoderate5 mi out-and-back · ~520 ft · ~2:00

To: Lake Ilsanjo

The classic direct route — about 2.5 miles each way from forest into open oak meadows to man-made Lake Ilsanjo, with restrooms and picnic tables at the water.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Warren Richardson Trail — return the way you came

Lake Ilsanjo loop via Steve's 'S' Trailmoderate5.2 mi loop · ~660 ft · ~2:00

To: Lake Ilsanjo

A popular loop that reaches Lake Ilsanjo, circles part of it on the Lake Trail, and returns on the steep Steve's 'S' Trail.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Warren Richardson Trail → Lake Trail → Steve's "S" Trail → North Burma Trail

Cobblestone & Orchard loopmoderate4.6 mi loop · ~700 ft · ~2:00

A steady climb past Frog Pond Meadow with wide views of False Lake Meadow, Hood Mountain and Sonoma Valley. Traffic noise fades quickly on this quiet upland loop.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Cobblestone Trail → Orchard Trail → Rough-Go Trail

Cobblestone quarry (Wymore) loopmoderate4.5 mi loop · ~900 ft · ~2:00

Climbs to the historic Wymore quarry, where basalt paving blocks were cut in the early 1900s — up to 100,000 a month before it closed in 1913. Quarry rubble still lines the route.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Cobblestone Trail → Live Oak Trail → North Burma Trail

Lawndale Loophard7 mi loop · ~750 ft · ~2:45

To: Ledson Marsh

The guide's featured east-side loop: uphill through scrub to oak, madrone and redwood, topping out on the open ridge below Bennett Mountain, then on to seasonal Ledson Marsh before returning via Pig Flat and Schultz. Starts 1.1 miles in on Lawndale Road.

rideable

Start: Lawndale Road trailhead (Kenwood)

The route: Lawndale Trail → Pig Flat Trail → Schultz Trail → Ridge Trail → Marsh Trail

Bennett Mountain ridge vistastrenuous9.5 mi out-and-back · ~1,400 ft · ~3:45

To: Bennett Mountain

Climbs past Ledson Marsh to the high country near Bennett Mountain — the park's highest ground at about 1,880 feet — for broad views over Sonoma Valley. Steep and exposed near the top.

Start: Lawndale Road trailhead (Kenwood)

The route: Lawndale Trail → Marsh Trail → Ridge Trail → Bennett Peak Trail — return the way you came

Two Quarry Trail loophard8 mi loop · ~1,100 ft · ~3:15

Loops through the park's interior with more evidence of early-1900s cobblestone quarrying along Two Quarry and Marsh trails; rolling oak-woodland and meadow views.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Warren Richardson Trail → Marsh Trail → Two Quarry Trail → Ridge Trail

Schultz Trail to Lake Ilsanjohard8.5 mi out-and-back · ~1,000 ft · ~3:15

To: Lake Ilsanjo

Enters from the quiet northeast corner and works over the ridge to Lake Ilsanjo — a much less-crowded approach than Channel Drive.

rideable

Start: Schultz Road trailhead

The route: Schultz Trail → Ridge Trail → Lake Trail — return the way you came

Canyon & Spring Creek Loop to Lake Ilsanjomoderate7.4 mi loop · ~630 ft · ~2:45

To: Lake Ilsanjo

A shaded creek-canyon climb to the open ridge and around Lake Ilsanjo — consistently the single most-reviewed hike in the park, and a classic spring-wildflower and lake outing.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Spring Creek Trail → Canyon Trail → Rough-Go Trail → Cobblestone Trail

Ledson Marsh Loopstrenuous11 mi loop · ~1,400 ft · ~4:15

To: Ledson Marsh

The big upland loop past Hunter Spring to Ledson Marsh, a cattail wetland famed for Indian-warrior wildflowers (Mar-May) and red-legged frogs — a signature Annadel destination featured throughout the park brochure. Long day; cool weather and water advised.

rideable

Start: Channel Drive trailhead

The route: Canyon Trail → Marsh Trail → Ridge Trail → Two Quarry Trail → Warren Richardson Trail

Spring Creek Trail (shaded canyon)moderate4 mi out-and-back · ~500 ft · ~1:30

A fully shaded streamside trail beneath alders, redwoods and arching bays — the brochure's pick for a hot day — and the main Spring Lake-side entry into the park.

kid-friendlyrideable

Start: Spring Lake (Violetti) access

The route: Spring Creek Trail → Canyon Trail — return the way you came

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

No dogs on trails; bikes on designated multi-use routes. · park info →

The valley’s high country: the headwaters of Sonoma Creek, a 25-foot seasonal waterfall, the Robert Ferguson Observatory, and Bald Mountain’s summit view from Sonoma to the Sierra on a clear winter day.

Quest Hike1.9 mi
Fire Recovery Walk1.8 mi
Creekside Nature Traileasy1 mi out-and-back · ~40 ft · ~0:15

A shaded, largely ADA-accessible interpretive loop along Sonoma Creek, keyed to a numbered nature brochure from the visitor center.

kid-friendly

Start: Adobe Canyon Road, main park lot

The route: Creekside Nature Trail — return the way you came

Meadow-Hillside Loopeasy2 mi loop · ~250 ft · ~0:45

An easy family loop from the observatory across the sunny meadow (past the Planet Walk) and back through forested hillsides with valley views.

kid-friendlyrideable

Start: Robert Ferguson Observatory lot

The route: Meadow Trail → Hillside Trail

Canyon-Pony Gate Waterfall Loopeasy2 mi loop · ~500 ft · ~1:00

To: Sonoma Creek Falls

The park's marquee winter/spring hike — redwoods, ferns and mossy boulders along Sonoma Creek to a 25-foot seasonal waterfall.

Start: Canyon/Pony Gate (waterfall) trailhead

The route: Canyon Trail → Pony Gate Trail

Vista Trail Loopmoderate4.1 mi loop · ~600 ft · ~1:45

A half-day loop through grassland, oak woodland and chaparral with strong spring wildflowers and open valley vistas, without going all the way to the summit.

Start: Adobe Canyon Road, main park lot

The route: Stern Trail → Lower Bald Mountain Trail → Bald Mountain Trail → Vista Trail → Gray Pine Trail → Meadow Trail

Bald Mountain Summit (out-and-back)hard5.6 mi out-and-back · ~1,530 ft · ~2:45

To: Bald Mountain summit (2,729 ft)

The classic climb to the park's 2,729-foot high point on a mostly exposed fire road, with a clear-day panorama from the Sierra and Mount Diablo to Mount Tamalpais and Mount St. Helena.

rideable

Start: Adobe Canyon Road, main park lot

The route: Stern Trail → Lower Bald Mountain Trail → Bald Mountain Trail — return the way you came

Bald Mountain Loophard6.6 mi loop · ~1,400 ft · ~3:00

To: Bald Mountain summit (2,729 ft)

The guide's featured loop: up the Stern and Bald Mountain trails to the summit, then down the ridgeline on Gray Pine with a seasonal creek crossing, returning via the Meadow Trail. Big views the whole way up.

rideable

Start: Adobe Canyon Road, main park lot

The route: Stern Trail → Bald Mountain Trail → Gray Pine Trail → Meadow Trail

Red Mountain & Headwaters Loophard5.3 mi loop · ~1,300 ft · ~2:30

A quieter high-country loop that turns off below the summit onto the flank of Red Mountain (2,548 ft) and drops through the headwaters of Sonoma Creek.

Start: Adobe Canyon Road, main park lot

The route: Bald Mountain Trail → Red Mountain Trail → Headwaters Trail → Vista Trail → Gray Pine Trail

Brushy Peaks Loophard5.3 mi loop · ~1,100 ft · ~2:15

Climbs the steep eastern ridge (Brushy Peaks, ~2,243 ft) along the outer planets of the Planet Walk, then loops back via Gray Pine and Meadow. Very steep pitches; trekking poles help.

Start: Robert Ferguson Observatory lot

The route: Meadow Trail → Brushy Peaks Trail → Gray Pine Trail

Goodspeed Trail to Gunsight Rockstrenuous7.5 mi out-and-back · ~2,000 ft · ~3:30

To: Gunsight Rock

A long, demanding climb where the Goodspeed becomes the Nattkemper Trail in Hood Mountain Regional Park, topping out at Gunsight Rock's dramatic view over Sonoma Valley.

Start: Goodspeed trailhead (lower Adobe Canyon)

The route: Goodspeed Trail — return the way you came

Hood Mountain Regional Park

Multi-use trails (hike, bike, horse); slide and fire closures come and go - check the county page. · park info →

The wild, steep side of the Mayacamas. Gunsight Rock, just below Hood’s 2,730-foot summit, is the valley’s best hard-won overlook; nearly everything here climbs, and extreme fire weather (and lingering Glass Fire damage) can close parts of the upper mountain — check before you drive up.

Lawson Trail & Pythian Road Loopmoderate3 mi loop · ~950 ft · ~1:30
dogs on leashrideablemixed

Start: Pythian Road trailhead

The route: Lower Johnson Ridge Trail 0.18 → Pythian Road 0.17 → Lawson Trail 1.7 → Pythian Road 0.74 → Lower Johnson Ridge Trail 0.18

Rim View Point via Lawson Traileasy1.4 mi out-and-back · ~480 ft · ~0:45

A short climb from the Pythian lot to a rim overlook of the Sonoma Valley — the easiest taste of Hood's views.

dogs on leashrideable

Start: Pythian Road trailhead

The route: Lower Johnson Ridge Trail → Lawson Trail → Rim View — return the way you came

Merganser Pond & campsitesmoderate4 mi out-and-back · ~800 ft · ~1:45

To: Merganser Pond

Climbs about two miles to Merganser Pond and the park's two hike-in environmental campsites, through oak woodland with small ponds along the way.

dogs on leashrideable

Start: Pythian Road trailhead

The route: Lower Johnson Ridge Trail → Valley View Trail → Merganser Trail — return the way you came

Valley View Trail loopmoderate3.5 mi loop · ~700 ft · ~1:30

A shorter loop reaching viewpoints over the Sonoma Valley; on clear days the Golden Gate Bridge is visible far to the south.

dogs on leashrideable

Start: Pythian Road trailhead

The route: Lower Johnson Ridge Trail → Valley View Trail → Pond Trail

Orchard Meadow & Panorama Ranch loophard5 mi loop · ~1,200 ft · ~2:15

A rolling loop through meadows and forest recovering from the 2017 Nuns Fire, threading the mid-mountain benches of the Pythian side.

dogs on leashrideable

Start: Pythian Road trailhead

The route: Lower Johnson Ridge Trail → Panorama Ranch Trail → Orchard Meadow Trail → Pond Trail

Hood Mountain summit via Panorama Ranchstrenuous6.2 mi out-and-back · ~2,100 ft · ~3:00

To: Hood Mountain summit (2,730 ft)

The most direct route to the 2,730-foot summit, the highest peak in the Mayacamas, with distant North Bay views.

dogs on leash

Start: Pythian Road trailhead

The route: Lower Johnson Ridge Trail → Pond Trail → Panorama Ranch Trail → Upper Johnson Trail → Summit Trail — return the way you came

Gunsight Rock via Pythian Roadstrenuous7 mi out-and-back · ~2,000 ft · ~3:15

To: Gunsight Rock

Climbs to Gunsight Rock, a rocky outcrop just below the summit framing sweeping Sonoma Valley views; clear days reveal Mount Tam, the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay.

dogs on leash

Start: Pythian Road trailhead

The route: Lower Johnson Ridge Trail → Pond Trail → Upper Johnson Trail → Hood Mountain Trail → Gunsight Rock Trail — return the way you came

Hood summit & Gunsight Rock via Los Alamos Roadstrenuous8.6 mi out-and-back · ~2,400 ft · ~4:00

To: Gunsight Rock

From the top of Los Alamos Road the route drops to the Santa Rosa Creek crossing before a long climb to the summit and Gunsight Rock, returning on the Summit Trail. Much of the corridor burned in 2017.

dogs on leash

Start: Los Alamos Road trailhead

The route: Hood Mountain Trail → Summit Trail → Gunsight Rock Trail — return the way you came

Santa Rosa Creek & Homestead Meadoweasy2.1 mi out-and-back · ~320 ft · ~0:45

To: Homestead Meadow

The park's one genuinely easy, family- and dog-friendly outing: a short downhill walk from the Los Alamos lot to Homestead Meadow and the shady, seasonal headwaters of Santa Rosa Creek. The only effort is the climb back.

dogs on leash

Start: Los Alamos Road trailhead

The route: Santa Rosa Creek Trail → Alder Glen Trail — return the way you came

Sonoma Valley Regional Park

Leashed dogs welcome; the paved spine is multi-use. · park info →

The valley’s everyday park: gentle oak-woodland paths between Glen Ellen and Eldridge, a paved multi-use spine, spring wildflowers, and the off-leash Elizabeth Anne Perrone dog park. The whole family, dogs and gravel bikes included.

East Sutton Lake Trail & Valley of the Moon Trail Loopeasy1.6 mi loop · ~310 ft · ~0:45
dogs on leashrideablemixed

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: East Sutton Lake Trail 0.51 → Valley of the Moon Trail 0.4 → Milkmaid Trail 0.29 → West Sutton Lake Trail 0.37

Main Ridge Loopeasy2.7 mi loop · ~383 ft · ~1:00

To: the oak-ridge viewpoint

The park's classic signature circuit and its single most-hiked route: up the unpaved Woodland Star Trail to the oak ridge for Sonoma Valley and Mayacamas views, along the top on the Sonoma Valley Trail, then down and back on the paved, creekside Valley of the Moon Trail.

dogs on leashrideable

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: Woodland Star Trail → Sonoma Valley Trail → Valley of the Moon Trail

Valley of the Moon Trail (paved)easy2.6 mi out-and-back · ~150 ft · ~1:00

The park's paved, ADA-accessible spine winds 1.3 miles through oak woodland along a seasonal creek — flat, stroller- and wheelchair-friendly, and welcoming to leashed dogs.

dogs on leashrideable

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: Valley of the Moon Trail — return the way you came

Suttonfield Lake Loopeasy2.3 mi loop · ~190 ft · ~0:45

To: Suttonfield Lake

Short spur trails drop to willow-fringed Suttonfield Lake, a small seasonal pond that draws dragonflies and waterfowl in spring.

dogs on leashkid-friendly

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: Valley of the Moon Trail → Woodland Star Trail → West Sutton Lake Trail → East Sutton Lake Trail

Woodland Star Loopeasy2.5 mi loop · ~260 ft · ~1:00

The classic loop climbs the oak-and-grassland hillside above the paved path and returns along the creek. Spring brings showy wildflowers and open valley views.

dogs on leashkid-friendlyrideable

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: Valley of the Moon Trail → Woodland Star Trail

Cougar Trail & Damselfly Pondeasy2 mi out-and-back · ~240 ft · ~0:45

The 2015 northern addition offers the park's most sweeping views over Sonoma Valley to the Mayacamas, plus a short loop around little Damselfly Pond.

dogs on leashkid-friendlyrideable

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: Valley of the Moon Trail → Cougar Trail → Damselfly Loop — return the way you came

Black Canyon Creek Loopeasy2.8 mi loop · ~300 ft · ~1:00

A hiking-only spur descends to shady Black Canyon Creek in the park's northwest before climbing back to the ridge. Lush and green after winter rains.

dogs on leash

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: Valley of the Moon Trail → Woodland Star Trail → Black Canyon Creek Trail

Grand Tour (full park loop)moderate4.3 mi loop · ~500 ft · ~1:45

Links most of the park's named trails — the paved spine, the ridge loop, the north-end viewpoints and the creek — for a comprehensive tour of oak woodland, wildflowers and valley vistas.

dogs on leash

Start: Highway 12 main lot, Glen Ellen

The route: Valley of the Moon Trail → Woodland Star Trail → Cougar Trail → Damselfly Loop → Sonoma Valley Trail → Black Canyon Creek Trail

North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park

Hikers, bikes and horses; no dogs. · park info →

The quiet shoulder of Sonoma Mountain, redwood canyons and high meadows on the Sonoma Mountain Ridge Trail, with Bennett Valley below and a back-door connection toward Jack London State Historic Park.

Vista Trail Overlook (accessible)easy0.6 mi out-and-back · ~50 ft · ~0:15

To: Bennett Valley overlook

A short, wheelchair-accessible loop through a tunnel of bay laurel and over a Matanzas Creek footbridge to a bench with views across Bennett Valley.

kid-friendly

Start: Sonoma Mountain Road lot (5297 Sonoma Mountain Rd)

The route: Vista Trail → North Sonoma Mountain Trail — return the way you came

Umbrella Tree Traileasy2 mi out-and-back · ~505 ft · ~1:00

A steady climb on a gravel ranch road to a broad-canopied bay laurel at about 1,500 feet, opening to sweeping views over Sonoma County toward Napa and Mendocino peaks. One of the park's most-hiked routes.

Start: Sonoma Mountain Road lot (5297 Sonoma Mountain Rd)

The route: Umbrella Tree Trail — return the way you came

North Sonoma Mountain Ridge Trail viewpointmoderate4 mi out-and-back · ~1,050 ft · ~1:45

To: a Bennett Valley ridge view

The main ridge trail climbs through oak and bay woodland, crossing Matanzas Creek, to a turnaround with 180-degree views over Bennett Valley about two miles up. Bikes allowed on this lower stretch of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.

rideable

Start: Sonoma Mountain Road lot (5297 Sonoma Mountain Rd)

The route: North Sonoma Mountain Trail — return the way you came

Ridge Trail to the Jack London Summitstrenuous9 mi out-and-back · ~2,700 ft · ~4:15

To: Sonoma Mountain summit ridge

A long switchbacking ascent on the Bay Area Ridge Trail to nearly 2,000 feet, continuing across the boundary onto Jack London's Mountain Trail toward the 2,370-foot summit.

Start: Sonoma Mountain Road lot (5297 Sonoma Mountain Rd)

The route: North Sonoma Mountain Trail — return the way you came

Jack London State Historic Park

Leashed dogs in the historic core only (museum, Wolf House, Beauty Ranch) — no dogs on backcountry trails · park info →

The author’s own mountain. Jack London’s Beauty Ranch and the stone ruins of Wolf House sit at the foot of nearly 29 miles of trail that climb through redwood and Douglas-fir to a 2,370-foot shoulder of Sonoma Mountain, past a lake London dammed himself and the 1,800-year-old Grandmother Tree.

House of Happy Walls & Wolf House Ruinseasy1.4 mi out-and-back · ~200 ft · ~0:30

To: Wolf House ruins

Passes the museum and the Londons' grave to the massive stone ruins of Wolf House, the mansion that burned days before completion in 1913. Leashed dogs allowed in this historic zone.

dogs on leashkid-friendly

Start: House of Happy Walls / main lot

The route: Wolf House Service Road — return the way you came

Beauty Ranch Historic Loopeasy0.9 mi loop · ~100 ft · ~0:15

A self-guided loop through London's working ranch: the winery ruins, his cottage, the distillery, the barns, two 40-foot silos and the circular Pig Palace. Flat and family-friendly.

dogs on leashkid-friendly

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Beauty Ranch Trail

Lake Trail to London Lake & Bathhouseeasy2.4 mi out-and-back · ~300 ft · ~1:00

To: London Lake

A gentle climb to the four-acre lake London dammed on Kohler Creek in 1914, with its stone dam and 1915 bathhouse — now a wetland that once hosted swimming parties.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Lake Service Road → Lake Trail → Lake Spur Trail — return the way you came

Quarry & Vineyard Loopmoderate3.2 mi loop · ~550 ft · ~1:15

A rolling loop linking the Vineyard and Quarry trails past the old rock quarry London used for ranch stone, with mixed forest and vineyard-edge views.

rideable

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Vineyard Trail → Quarry Trail → Lake Trail

Upper Lake & Fallen Bridge Loopmoderate3.6 mi loop · ~700 ft · ~1:30

Loops above London Lake on the Upper Lake Trail and returns through shaded redwood and fir along Graham Creek via the Fallen Bridge trails.

rideable

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Lake Trail → Upper Lake Trail → Old Fallen Bridge Trail → Fallen Bridge Trail

Ancient Redwood / Grandmother Treemoderate3.5 mi out-and-back · ~400 ft · ~1:15

To: the Grandmother Tree

Reaches the Grandmother Tree, an ancient coast redwood roughly 14 feet across and an estimated 1,800-2,000 years old, standing in a creek drainage on the mountain's lower slopes.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Lake Trail → Vineyard Trail → Ancient Redwood Trail — return the way you came

Fern Lake via Fern Lake Trailmoderate5.2 mi out-and-back · ~900 ft · ~2:15

To: Fern Lake

Winds through the southeastern woodlands to little Fern Lake near the Camp Via boundary — a shaded, seldom-crowded pond good for birdlife.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Lake Trail → Vineyard Trail → Fern Lake Trail → Inner Fern Lake Trail — return the way you came

Mountain Trail to May's Clearinghard5.4 mi out-and-back · ~1,100 ft · ~2:15

To: May's Clearing

Ascends the Mountain Trail through redwood groves to May's Clearing, an open bench with sweeping views over Sonoma Valley to San Pablo Bay and Mount Diablo.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Lake Trail → Mountain Trail — return the way you came

Historic Orchard Loophard5.9 mi loop · ~1,320 ft · ~2:45

A lollipop climbing through redwoods to London's experimental orchard, threaded by short named tree trails (apple, apricot, pear, plum) from his early-1900s agricultural trials.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Mountain Trail → Lake Trail → Upper Fallen Bridge Trail → Historic Orchard Trail → Orchard Road → Vineyard Trail

Sonoma Mountain Summit (park high point)strenuous7.8 mi out-and-back · ~1,790 ft · ~3:30

To: the 2,370-ft park summit

The park's signature climb, past London Lake and Deer Camp's redwoods to the 2,370-foot park summit and Hayfields overlook, with near 360-degree views to Mount St. Helena, San Pablo Bay and Mount Diablo.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Lake Trail → Mountain Trail → Hayfields Trail — return the way you came

Sonoma Ridge Trailstrenuous9.5 mi out-and-back · ~1,500 ft · ~4:00

A long climb up the Mountain Trail to the Sonoma Ridge Trail and its upper loop along the eastern flank of Sonoma Mountain — part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail — through fir forest and grassland with wide ridge-top vistas.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Mountain Trail → Sonoma Ridge Trail → Sonoma Ridge Loop — return the way you came

Woodcutter's Meadow & Asbury Creek Loopmoderate4.6 mi loop · ~900 ft · ~2:00

A quieter shaded backcountry loop above London Lake linking Woodcutter's Meadow, Cowan Meadow and the fern-lined Asbury Creek drainage — a local 'Trail of the Week' that fills the gap between the lake walks and the summit climbs.

Start: Beauty Ranch / upper lot

The route: Lake Trail → Mountain Trail → Cowan Meadow Trail → Asbury Creek Trail → Upper Fallen Bridge Trail

Crane Creek Regional Park

Leashed dogs welcome; bikes and horses on the Fiddleneck, Buckeye and Northern Loop trails; $8 parking (free for members); 7 a.m. to sunset · park info →

Over the hill on Sonoma Mountain’s western slope, above Rohnert Park: 128 acres of grazed oak grassland where the whole family — dogs on leash included — can walk a mile of gentle loops. Spring brings fiddleneck, lupine and poppies (the trails are named for them); there is an 18-hole disc golf course, and the compacted-gravel Creek Trail is wheelchair accessible.

Grand loop: Creek, Buckeye & Fiddleneckeasy1.9 mi loop · ~220 ft · ~0:45

The park's longest posted loop and the fullest tour of it: creekside shade, the open Buckeye rise, and the Fiddleneck ridge back. Bikes and horses welcome.

dogs on leashkid-friendlyrideable

Start: Pressley Road main lot (5000 Pressley Rd, Rohnert Park)

The route: Creek Trail → Buckeye Trail → Fiddleneck Trail

Fiddleneck & Creek loopeasy1.3 mi loop · ~240 ft · ~0:30

The park's signature circuit: up the grassland on Fiddleneck, back along the creek in the oaks. Wildflowers from March through May.

dogs on leashkid-friendlyrideable

Start: Pressley Road main lot (5000 Pressley Rd, Rohnert Park)

The route: Fiddleneck Trail → Creek Trail

Creek, Lupine & Fiddleneck loopeasy1.1 mi loop · ~190 ft · ~0:30

A short family circuit named for the spring lupine, with the valley opening up west toward Cotati as you climb.

dogs on leashkid-friendly

Start: Pressley Road main lot (5000 Pressley Rd, Rohnert Park)

The route: Creek Trail → Lupine Trail → Fiddleneck Trail

Creek, Poppy & Fiddleneck loopeasy0.8 mi loop · ~220 ft · ~0:30

The shortest way to see the poppies: a brisk half-hour circuit from the lot, steeper than its length suggests.

dogs on leashkid-friendly

Start: Pressley Road main lot (5000 Pressley Rd, Rohnert Park)

The route: Creek Trail → Poppy Trail → Fiddleneck Trail

Fiddleneck & Hawk Ridge loopeasy0.5 mi loop · ~140 ft · ~0:15

A quick leg-stretch to the ridge for the raptor view over the grassland - the shortest posted loop in the park.

dogs on leashkid-friendly

Start: Pressley Road main lot (5000 Pressley Rd, Rohnert Park)

The route: Fiddleneck Trail → Hawk Ridge Trail

Trail-by-trail reference (every named trail, A–Z by park)

Trione-Annadel State Park

Area 51 · 0.25 mi · rolling · open · no bikes
Belly Button · 1.9 mi · rolling · mixed · no bikes
Bennett Peak Trail · 1.1 mi · hilly · mixed
Blowin Trees · 1.1 mi · rolling · shady · no bikes
Bobcat · 0.66 mi · flat · mixed
Boob Face · 0.15 mi · flat · open
Boob Knob · 0.25 mi · hilly · open · no bikes
Canyon Trail · 3 mi · flat · mixed · bikes ok · paved
Channel Trail · 1.2 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Cobblestone Bypass · 0.21 mi · hilly · shady
Cobblestone Trail · 2.1 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok
Dark Side · 2.4 mi · flat · shady · bikes ok
Happy Trail · 0.48 mi · rolling · shady
Headhunter Cross Trail · 0.27 mi · rolling · shady
Headhunter Trail · 0.66 mi · flat · shady
Hellcat · 0.42 mi · flat · shady · no bikes
John Beckmeyer Trail · 0.72 mi · flat · shady
Lake Trail · 0.6 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok
Lawndale Trail · 2.8 mi · rolling · mixed · bikes ok
Live Oak Trail · 0.83 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Louis Connector · 0.07 mi · flat · shady · no bikes
Louis Trail · 0.7 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Magic Carpet · 1.2 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Magic Carpet (upper) · 0.34 mi · flat · shady · bikes ok
Manzanita · 1 mi · hilly · shady · no bikes
Marsh Trail · 4.1 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok
Mid Dark Connector · 0.15 mi · hilly · shady
North Burma Trail · 1.6 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok
Orchard Loop · 0.47 mi · rolling · shady · no bikes
Orchard Loop Connector · 0.23 mi · hilly · shady
Orchard Trail · 1.1 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Pig Flat Trail · 0.46 mi · rolling · mixed · bikes ok
Powerline Trail · 0.45 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Purgatory · 0.53 mi · flat · shady
Rainforest · 1 mi · hilly · shady
Rhyolite · 0.57 mi · rolling · shady
Ridge Marsh Connector · 0.03 mi · flat · shady
Ridge Trail · 3.9 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok
Ridgeline · 0.92 mi · rolling · open
RIP RJD · 0.27 mi · flat · shady · no bikes
Rough-Go Trail · 1.9 mi · flat · mixed · bikes ok
Santa's Sleigh · 1.2 mi · rolling · shady · no bikes
Schultz Trail · 1.8 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
South Burma · 2 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok
Spring Creek Trail · 1.1 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok
Squirrel In The Hand · 0.55 mi · flat · mixed
Steve's "S" Trail · 0.71 mi · hilly · shady · no bikes
Two Quarry Trail · 2 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Violetti Fire Road · 0.12 mi · flat · open
Violetti Fire Road / R.I.P. RJD · 0.06 mi · flat · open
Warren Richardson Trail · 2.4 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Water Tank · 0.13 mi · flat · shady · no bikes
Woodley / Jason's Trail · 1.9 mi · hilly · shady

Sugarloaf Ridge State Park

Bald Mountain Trail · 2.3 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Brushy Peaks Trail · 2.8 mi · hilly · shady · no bikes · horses ok
Canyon Trail · 0.76 mi · rolling · shady
Creekside Nature Trail · 0.64 mi · rolling · shady · no bikes
Goodspeed Trail · 3.4 mi · flat · mixed · no bikes
Grandmother Oak Trail · 0.89 mi · hilly · mixed · no bikes
Gray Pine Trail · 2.5 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Headwaters Trail · 1.3 mi · hilly · mixed
High Ridge · 1.7 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Hillside Trail · 1.1 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Lower Bald Mountain Trail · 1 mi · hilly · mixed · no bikes
Maple Glen Trail · 1.7 mi · hilly · open · bikes ok · horses ok
Meadow Trail · 0.78 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Pierson Road · 0.68 mi · hilly · mixed
Pony Gate Trail · 1 mi · hilly · shady
Quercus Trail · 0.85 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Red Mountain Road · 0.21 mi · hilly · open · bikes ok · horses ok
Red Mountain Trail · 0.9 mi · hilly · mixed · no bikes
Stern Trail · 1 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Vista Trail · 1.3 mi · hilly · mixed · no bikes

Hood Mountain Regional Park

Goodspeed Trail · 3.4 mi · flat · mixed · no bikes
Gunsight Rock Trail · 0.16 mi · hilly · shady
Hood Mountain Trail · 4 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Lawson Trail · 1.6 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Lower Johnson Ridge Trail · 1.7 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Merganser Trail · 0.3 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Orchard Meadow Trail · 0.16 mi · hilly · open · bikes ok
Panorama Ranch Trail · 0.83 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Pond Trail · 0.68 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Pythian Road · 1.1 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Quercus Trail · 0.85 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Rim View · 0.05 mi · flat · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Service Rd. · 1.2 mi · hilly · open · bikes ok · horses ok
Summit Trail · 0.73 mi · flat · shady · no bikes
Upper Johnson Trail · 0.5 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok
Valley View Trail · 0.76 mi · hilly · shady · bikes ok

Sonoma Valley Regional Park

Black Canyon Creek Trail · 0.34 mi (park: 0.35 mi) · rolling · shady
Cougar Trail · 0.72 mi (park: 0.8 mi) · hilly · mixed
Damselfly Loop · 0.12 mi · flat · open
East Sutton Lake Trail · 1.2 mi (park: 0.08 mi) · rolling · open
Milkmaid Trail · 0.2 mi (park: 0.13 mi) · rolling · shady
Sonoma Valley Trail · 0.85 mi (park: 0.8 mi) · rolling · mixed
Valley of the Moon Trail · 1.1 mi (park: 1.3 mi) · rolling · mixed · paved
West Sutton Lake Trail · 0.6 mi (park: 0.15 mi) · hilly · mixed
Woodland Star Trail · 0.84 mi (park: 1.2 mi) · hilly · shady

North Sonoma Mountain Regional Park

Creekside Trail · 0.25 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
North Sonoma Mountain Trail · 3.6 mi · rolling · shady · bikes ok · horses ok
Redwood Grove · 0.01 mi · flat · shady
Umbrella Tree Trail · 0.73 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok
Vista Trail · 0.23 mi · hilly · mixed · bikes ok · horses ok

Jack London State Historic Park

Ancient Redwood Trail
Beauty Ranch Trail
Camp Loop
Coon Trap Trail
Cowan Meadow Trail
Fallen Bridge Trail
Fern Lake Fire Road
Fern Lake Trail
Hayfields Trail
Historic Orchard Trail
Inner Fern Lake Trail
Lake Service Road
Lake Spur Trail
Lake Trail
Mountain Spur
Mountain Trail
Museum Path
Old Fallen Bridge Trail
Old Redwood Spur
Orchard Road
Quarry Trail
Sonoma Mountain Trail
Sonoma Ridge Loop
Sonoma Ridge Trail
Upper Fallen Bridge Trail
Upper Lake Trail
Vineyard Trail
Wolf House Service Road

Crane Creek Regional Park

Buckeye Trail
Creek Trail
Fiddleneck Trail
Hawk Ridge Trail
Lupine Trail
Northern Loop Trail
Poppy Trail
Sunset Trail