Jones Trail at St. Joseph’s Hill Open Space Preserve

Hiking trail Los Gatos, California, United States
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What to expect

St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve is a 273-acre preserve located in Los Gatos, California. The preserve offers scenic views of the Santa Clara Valley, Lexington Reservoir, and Sierra Azul Preserve. It features steep trails that wind through grassland, chaparral, and oak woodland habitats, and is open for hiking, dog walking, biking, and horseback riding on designated trails. The Jones Trail, a 2.2-mile trail, connects the preserve to Novitiate Park and Santa Clara County's Lexington Reservoir County Park. The preserve is a popular escape for residents of nearby urban areas and offers panoramic views from the top of St. Joseph's Hill. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of the preserve along the well-marked trails, which feature outcroppings of serpentine rock and an abundance of wildflowers in the spring

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This family's experience:

Activities: We hiked the Jones Trail at St. Joseph’s Hill Open Space Preserve, a 2.2-mile trail with great views of Lexington Reservoir

Highlights: We loved the great views of Lexington Reservoir and the fact that it was a relatively short trail ✨