Wunderlich County Park (and local environs) is one of our favorite areas to run. This is a beautiful park on the eastern slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The trails are well maintained and rather luxuriously graded (i.e., very runable).

Details:

Meeting Place	Wunderlich County Park Parking Lot off Woodside Road.
Distances	10 - 20+ miles
Difficulty	Very Moderate
Water Stops	There's a water faucet at a nearby house along the course.  It usually has water, but be prepared!

Special Features:

- Gently graded trails.

- Beautiful redwood forest.

- Potential for fog drip and cool temperatures.

- More banana slugs than you can eat in a week.

General course description:

Starting from the main parking lot off La Honda Road, run up (west) on the Alambique Trail and follow that trail all the way to The Crossroads. From there, take the Skyline Trail up to Skyline Blvd and continue north out of the park. After about four miles, cross Kings Mountain Road and continue on the Skyline Trail into Huddart Park. This would be the turn around point for the 20 mile run. Extra mileage can be had by running down into Huddart and returning to the Skyline trail. Either way, return to Wunderlich via the Skyline Trail and take the Alambique Trail from the FIRST junction up on Skyline Drive. This will be a left turn, and you will proceed down the hill back to where you first left the Alambique Trail at The Crossroads. Backtrack on the Alambique Trail for less than a mile then go left (north) on Bear Gulch Trail. Continue on Bear Gulch Trail back to the main parking lot for the finish.

Directions to start:

Wunderlich Park is just west of the town of Woodside. From I-280, turn off at the Woodside Road (Highway 84) exit. Go west towards Woodside, and proceed approximately 4 miles through the town of Woodside. The main park entrance will be on the right side of the road. It's very well marked. Maps and other information are available at the following web site:

http://www.eparks.net/parks/WundHome.htm