Crystal Springs Reservoir Trail:
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Description:
The Crystal Springs Reservoir Trails are made up of two trails: The San Andreas Trail and the Sawyer Camp Recreation Trail. Both are wide, flat, paved trails winding around the eastern shore of the Crystal Springs Reservoir.
San Andreas trail extends from Cambridge Lane on the north to Hillcrest Blvd. on the south where it connects to the Sawyer Camp Trail. It is probably the second most popular trail in mid-county because a portion of it is paved and heavily used by bicyclists, joggers and hikers. It also has easy access to Skyline Boulevard. The southerly 0.7 mile is gravel-surfaced and not passable by bicycles, which have to detour to the frontage road east of I-280 to get to Sawyer Camp Trail. The trail passes close to San Andreas reservoir in its northerly section, and provides beautiful view points. It is hoped that some day it will connect to the Sweeney Ridge Trail and the San Francisco Bay Discovery Site.
The Sawyer Camp Trail is a 6-mile long paved multi-use trail, closed to automobile traffic, that runs along the Shoreline of Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir to San Andreas Lake. It's the most popular trail in the San Mateo County Park system, and for good reason. It's an easily-reached, incredibly scenic trail that takes you closer to forbidden Crystal Springs Reservoir and San Andreas Lake than any other trail. It follows the path of the old wagon trail that was the main travel route between Half Moon Bay and San Francisco. You can get to the southern entrance by taking the Bunker Hill exit from I-280, head west, then turn right on Skyline Blvd. Drive over Crystal Springs Dam and look for a parking spot.
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Trail End Points: Skyline Blvd at San Bruno Ave to Pulgas Water Temple
Counties: San Mateo
Trail Length: 13 miles
Trail Category: Greenway/Non-RT
Trail Surfaces: Asphalt, Dirt
Trail Activities: Bike, Wheelchair Accessible, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Walking
TrailLink ID: 6539922

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