interning in silicon valley this summer and hunting around on Airbnb for apartments
Any recommendations on best places to live with good access to trails? The hillier/steeper, the better
interning in silicon valley this summer and hunting around on Airbnb for apartments
Any recommendations on best places to live with good access to trails? The hillier/steeper, the better
Rancho San Antonio Park on the San Jose-Los Altos border has some great trails and steep hills. Also go over to Huddart Park in Portola Valley.
Redwood park and surrounding area in the Oakland hills.
Best place to do workouts in SV is on the Bay Trail; it's flat, soft surface, wide, and runs farther than you're going to do on any out and back. Anywhere with access to the bay trail is a good place to live for running.
Where in Silicon Valley?
If you're near San Jose, look up:
Los Gatos Trail
Coyote Creek Trail
Almaden Quicksilver(very hilly)
Almaden Lake
Rancho San Antonio(very hilly)
Guadalupe River Trail (downtown San Jose)
Nisene Marks
Joseph Grant Park
There's probably more that I'm forgetting.
CuriousPerson wrote:
Best place to do workouts in SV is on the Bay Trail; it's flat, soft surface, wide, and runs farther than you're going to do on any out and back. Anywhere with access to the bay trail is a good place to live for running.
That trail near the bay is probably pretty muddy right now. If you're trying to live somewhere nice look at Los Gatos. Palo Alto is nice but both places are a bit snooty.
all those trails in san jose are flat, paved, and horrible
head for the hills of rancho san antonio, or st. josephs hill behind vasona area, or other similar trails on dirt
running commenter wrote:
Where in Silicon Valley?
If you're near San Jose, look up:
Los Gatos Trail
Coyote Creek Trail
Almaden Quicksilver(very hilly)
Almaden Lake
Rancho San Antonio(very hilly)
Guadalupe River Trail (downtown San Jose)
Nisene Marks
Joseph Grant Park
There's probably more that I'm forgetting.
I can choose wherever I want to live, but I will be working in Sunnyvale.. so trying to keep my commute to 30-45 min tops
Also - F that Guadalupe River trail. That place was like a real life version of Walking Dead.. homeless people everywhere!
lives in san jose wrote:
all those trails in san jose are flat, paved, and horrible
head for the hills of rancho san antonio, or st. josephs hill behind vasona area, or other similar trails on dirt
That's just not true. Sure, there's a good amount of pavement, but there's also portions of dirt too. Maybe you just haven't run far enough!! :)
Kidding aside, there is a good amount of pavement on Los Gatos until you're near the reservoir, Almaden turns to dirt as well if you pick up on the horse trails. Quicksilver and Rancho are all dirt, and Coyote Creek has some dirt as well. Those trails you listed are great, but it's a lot of hills if you're trying to keep it easy.
I used to live out there so I've had a lot of experience!
SVforSummer wrote:
running commenter wrote:
Where in Silicon Valley?
If you're near San Jose, look up:
Los Gatos Trail
Coyote Creek Trail
Almaden Quicksilver(very hilly)
Almaden Lake
Rancho San Antonio(very hilly)
Guadalupe River Trail (downtown San Jose)
Nisene Marks
Joseph Grant Park
There's probably more that I'm forgetting.
I can choose wherever I want to live, but I will be working in Sunnyvale.. so trying to keep my commute to 30-45 min tops
Also - F that Guadalupe River trail. That place was like a real life version of Walking Dead.. homeless people everywhere!
Lol yeah Guadalupe is a last resort. I would never drive there, but I lived close enough at the time that I could run to it. I avoid it at night. The homeless are too methed out to mess with you in the mornings.
running commenter wrote:
CuriousPerson wrote:
Best place to do workouts in SV is on the Bay Trail; it's flat, soft surface, wide, and runs farther than you're going to do on any out and back. Anywhere with access to the bay trail is a good place to live for running.
That trail near the bay is probably pretty muddy right now. If you're trying to live somewhere nice look at Los Gatos. Palo Alto is nice but both places are a bit snooty.
Los Gatos and Palo Alto. Both super affordable for interns.
Also check out Monte Sereno and Atherton while you're at it.
Yes look there wrote:
running commenter wrote:
That trail near the bay is probably pretty muddy right now. If you're trying to live somewhere nice look at Los Gatos. Palo Alto is nice but both places are a bit snooty.
Los Gatos and Palo Alto. Both super affordable for interns.
Also check out Monte Sereno and Atherton while you're at it.
LOL! Yeah you're gonna do great in LG and PA as an intern!
Try and find something in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara or West San Jose. Great access to Rancho San Antonio, Los Gatos and Palo Alto trails and paths. Another place I like is Sawyer Camp Trail. Gorgeous trail (and lots of hotties out there too) but that is up the Peninsula and almost all paved bike path. I run lots of these trails and paved bike path has it's place in the training arsenal.
lalalala wrote:
Yes look there wrote:
Los Gatos and Palo Alto. Both super affordable for interns.
Also check out Monte Sereno and Atherton while you're at it.
LOL! Yeah you're gonna do great in LG and PA as an intern!
Try and find something in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara or West San Jose. Great access to Rancho San Antonio, Los Gatos and Palo Alto trails and paths. Another place I like is Sawyer Camp Trail. Gorgeous trail (and lots of hotties out there too) but that is up the Peninsula and almost all paved bike path. I run lots of these trails and paved bike path has it's place in the training arsenal.
Hey, I'm just listing nice areas. Rent isn't cheap anywhere around there unless you find roommates.
if on the Peninsula, Rancho San Antonio and Huddart. If in SF, within striking distance of Golden Gate Park.
I’ve looked high and low for runnable trails in the Bay Area and haven’t found one yet.
Everything I’ve tried has had 1000s of feet of elevation gain or is windy af during the summer. I stick to the Embarcadero and GGP.
Also, if you have access to the GBus or similar take advantage and live in San Francisco. The peninsula is a terrible landscape of office parks. Drive down El Camino and look around. This is the main artery of the peninsula and it’s garbage.
SOMA SAM wrote:
I’ve looked high and low for runnable trails in the Bay Area and haven’t found one yet.
Everything I’ve tried has had 1000s of feet of elevation gain or is windy af during the summer. I stick to the Embarcadero and GGP.
Also, if you have access to the GBus or similar take advantage and live in San Francisco. The peninsula is a terrible landscape of office parks. Drive down El Camino and look around. This is the main artery of the peninsula and it’s garbage.
He said "the hillier the better" so he might be looking for different than you.
He also said he wants to live within 30 to 40 minutes of Sunnyvale. Given the commute traffic in that area, that limits him to about a 10 mile radius.
Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:
SOMA SAM wrote:
I’ve looked high and low for runnable trails in the Bay Area and haven’t found one yet.
Everything I’ve tried has had 1000s of feet of elevation gain or is windy af during the summer. I stick to the Embarcadero and GGP.
Also, if you have access to the GBus or similar take advantage and live in San Francisco. The peninsula is a terrible landscape of office parks. Drive down El Camino and look around. This is the main artery of the peninsula and it’s garbage.
He said "the hillier the better" so he might be looking for different than you.
He also said he wants to live within 30 to 40 minutes of Sunnyvale. Given the commute traffic in that area, that limits him to about a 10 mile radius.
I didn’t see the “hillier the better” comment. You are in luck then, there are no flat trails here except for the Bay Trail.
I stand by Silicon Valley being a terrible landscape, though. Taking the bus can condense the commute. It will take longer to get home but you can spend the time working or otherwise using the wi-fi connection .
I'm not a fan of Rancho San Antonio, mainly because it is so crowded. It's like visiting the zoo. I prefer the trails I grew up running farther south from the Almaden neighborhood of San Jose: Quicksilver, Calero, Santa Teresa, and Sierra Azul. Closer to Sunnyvale, Fremont Older/Stevens Creek Park and Sanborn Park are a bit less crowded too.
Frisco is the best. I live in Noe Valley in the middle of east access.
Thanks for the great feedback guys.
I am 99.9% set on a place I found in Portola Valley... seems like there are tons of great trails in that area (steep ones too). Should be great place to spend the summer