Windy Hill Open Space Preserve

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve is a provincial stop situated in San Mateo County, California and worked by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District MROSD. It is promptly identifiable from the flatlands of the South Bay, as it is the main "bare" some portion of the promontory run not forested. The Windy Hill Preserve includes a critical 1132 section of land 4.6 km2 extend of protection arrive on the eastbound side of the Peninsula Range Santa Cruz Mountains, ascending from the valley street close Portola Valley to the 1905 ft 581 m summit from which it gets its name. Access to the summit is simple 0.5 mile direct level from State Route 35, the edge street along the Peninsula Range. Offices center around trails for climbing and mountain biking, with around 14 miles 22 km of climbing trails. In clear climate there are wonderful perspectives from the summit, and undoubtedly the whole upper end of the recreation center, over the grounds of Stanford University to the San Francisco Bay and past to Mount Tamalpais and Mount Diablo. Downtown San Francisco is noticeable, and in addition the Pacific Ocean.