Going to be there on a business trip around the San Jose, CA area (more specifically Cupertino/Sunnyvale/Mountain View area.. will be traveling around that area though).
Any places I can get in at least around 7-8 miles (preferably more), and preferably on trails? How about places where it's not really hilly? Thanks.
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. Close to the edge of Cupertino. I think it's in the city of Los Altos. A bit crowded the 1st-mile or so from the parking lot, but not much traffic after that. Some decent hills though.
Alum Rock, Almaden County Park, and the Los Gatos creek trail are also good places. Rancho would definitely be my first choice, though. If you're willing to drive for a bit, Huddart Park is nice (it's past stanford).
I'm sure there is a road somewhere in San Jose. You could probably run on that. There might even be a trail or a park (if you're lucky).
Shoreline Park in Mountain View is a possibility - run on nice, flat levees. Might have to double up to get in a really long run, but I've never fully explored it.
Is no one else on here from the Bay Area? You will be in one of the best running areas in the country. Check out Rancho San Antonio State Park. If not there then Steven's Creek Reservoir.
Rancho is a county park, not a state park. And not the best place for a non-hilly run.
you can get maps for these pretty easily on teh web with google......
Alviso - 8 mile loop around the levee - very flat.
Shoreline Park/Byxbee - miles of trails - paved and dirt
Stevens Creek trail - 5 miles paved - mountainview to shoreline park
rancho san antonio - lots of dirt trails - lots of hills though
if you are in mountainview a good run is out to shoreline on stevens creek, then run round shoreline park as long as you want, then back up stevens creek. that's where i do a lot of my long runs when i dont want any hills.