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Enjoy the miles of mainly paved, two-lane trail spanning from Los Gatos to San Jose, from Lexington Reservoir to just beyond downtown Campbell.

Attractions

• This trail is very well maintained and has some lovely murals painted by kids along the bridge leading from Church Street.
• Trail leads West to Lexington Reservoir.
• Los Gatos has great shopping and restaurants; exit at any number of places along the trail to take a break at a boutique, coffee house, or café.
• Vasona County Park offers a great place to stop to feed the ducks, have a picnic/bbq, play varied outdoor games, or float in a paddleboat.
• Oak Meadow Park is very kid-centric with a railroad, carousel, play area, playing fields, and decomissioned jet to play around. Also has picnic/bbq areas.
• Wildlife include banana slugs, various birds, aquatic bugs, fence lizards, squirrels.

Limitations

• No dogs allowed
• Bicycles are limited - see trail map or watch for no-bike or walk-bike regions of trail, mostly in hills South of downtown Los Gatos.
• No smoking
• Stay on the trails to avoid ticks and poison oak in rural areas!
• West-most parts of the trail run parallel to Hwy 17, so freeway noise can be annoying.
• The path is wide enough for two lanes, but is so popular with all sorts of traffic including bikes, rollerblades, runners, and walkers, that it isn’t well suited for walking two strollers next to each other, so you may have to stroll single-file with friends or keep an eagle-eye out for people wanting to pass you or coming the other way.

Access

The trail is wide and flat enough for all to use. Grades tend to be not too steep. The only area of question is when the trail becomes gravel or dirt, West of the Church Street Exit.

Recommended Routes

Route	Distance	Surface	Transport	Terrain	Facilities	Extras
North or South Los Gatos Creek Trail along Paved Path	12 (mi)
Vasona Park	2 (mi)				Railroad
South To Lexington Reservoir	4 (mi)