Trails in the Santa Cruz/Morgan Hill Area

All,
I'm heading up to Santa Cruz/Morgan Hill area in October and am looking for trail recommendations. I've ridden in the demo forest several times and will definitely hit that up. Does anyone have recommendations for great trails in this area? I've done some poking around on Strava and Geoladders and am curious for input from others.

Thank you in advance for any information you can provide.

Best,
Monte

 

Wilder Ranch. http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/549/files/wilderranch_web_31609.pdf Don't miss Enchanted Trail.

Mid Peninsula Open Space. http://www.openspace.org/preserves/default.asp El Corte Madre and Purisimo Creek big redwoods.

Henry Cole State Park if you want long rides.

Empire Grade (Campus Trails) and the trails above the College...can be put together with Wilder Ranch. I have never dropped down to the campus I just stay up top in the redwood and come back thru Wilder.

 

dirtvert would be well versed in the area's options. He posts sometimes on the mtbr SoCal/NorCal forums.

You out there, Doug?

 

Here's what I use when riding in the Bay Area...

http://bayarearides.com/southbay.shtml

 

Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park is just off the west side of the 101 between Gilroy and Morgan Hill