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Borden Hatch Mill 🚵 Trail – Upper Purisima Creek Trail 🌲 loop from Purisima Creek Trailhead

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Borden Hatch Mill 🚵 Trail – Upper Purisima Creek Trail 🌲 loop from Purisima Creek Trailhead

Moderate

5.0

(8596)

11,639

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Borden Hatch Mill 🚵 Trail – Upper Purisima Creek Trail 🌲 loop from Purisima Creek Trailhead

02:12

7.75km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

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Parking

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1.69 km

Borden Hatch Mill 🚵 Trail

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The fire-road climb up Borden Hatch Mill Trail is a bit uneven in its grade. Its merciful stretches are around 8 to 10% grade. However, there are a number of segments where the grade hovers around 18%.

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3.87 km

Upper Purisima Creek Trail 🌲

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While the lower half of the Purisima Creek Trail has some relaxing flat or mildly inclined sections, the upper section of the trail becomes quite steep, particularly the last 2 miles.

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5.80 km

Grabtown Gulch 🚵

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Grabtown Gulch is a wide single track connecting Purisima Creek Trail and Tunitas Creek road, mostly gradual with a few steeper sections.

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7.69 km

Purisima Creek Redwoods trailhead

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As you explore, you will find yourself surrounded by a dense canopy of trees that offer ample shade all day long. Feel free to make use of the nearby stream …

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7.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.72 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.72 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Borden Hatch Mill 🚵 Trail – Upper Purisima Creek Trail 🌲 loop from Purisima Creek Trailhead

Borden Hatch Mill 🚵 Trail

Upper Purisima Creek Trail 🌲

Grabtown Gulch 🚵

Purisima Creek Redwoods trailhead

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