As trail runners, we’re privileged to cover lots of ground in beautiful settings. I like to maximize my trail running time by doing it in the most epic locations possible, especially while traveling. But how do we reliably find the best places to run in a new area? Apps like AllTrails are not always the best discovery option for trail runners. A trail could be popular on a platform like this for a number of reasons, but they’re usually not the things I’m looking for. Local, manual curation feels like the best option. When I first moved to the Bay Area, I was stoked to find Trailstompers, and I’d estimate that I’ve since run 90% of the routes on there. It’s been an incredible resource for me. With that in mind, I created a list of my favorite places to run in the general Santa Cruz area. This is not strictly limited to Santa Cruz… generally anything in the Santa Cruz Mountains (Felton, Aptos, etc) and within a ~1 hour drive is fair game. Before we get into the list: if you want to run…
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