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Map of Trails In and Near Belgatos Park in Los Gatos

Date: Jan. 17, 2009
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My husband, Jim Handy, created a map on Google with the trails of east Los Gatos showing. I thought it was well done and wanted to share it here - he was glad to have others enjoy the hiking opportunities and quickly agreed to let me post it here. Enjoy!  (Unfortunately, this blogsite has some trouble with embedded Google maps, so what is below is just an image and not the interactive map itself. To see the actual map on G, please click here.)

Belgatos area trail map, Los Gatos, CA

At the end of Belgatos Road is Belgatos Park, and several trails originate here. Another good starting point is the new luxury home subdivision, Shannon Acres, which is at the intersection of Hicks and Shannon Roads in Los Gatos. Or, drive up to Santa Rosa and begin there.  Please note that there is NO public parking at the top of Harwood Court. If you wish to have an easy hike, get someone to drive you to the park entrance on Harwood Court and walk downhill from there.

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RE: Map of Trails In and Near Belgatos Park in Los Gatos

Posted by: A Guha
Date: Jan. 31, 2009

Thank you.  I have been exploring those trails over the last couple of months and I wish I had seen your map first.


RE: Map of Trails In and Near Belgatos Park in Los Gatos

Posted by: M Bateman
Date: May. 7, 2009

 

Thank you,

My husband lost 40 lbs hiking up and down the hills.  I am still working on it.  I like to measure my distance.  We really enjoy it up here. 

Last July we saw our first rattlesnake.  Scarey!  I did not know they were greenish in color.

Thank you again for your efforts.

Marianne


RE: Map of Trails In and Near Belgatos Park in Los Gatos

Posted by: j scalia
Date: May. 29, 2009

As kids we used to explore the trails of belgatos park,

thier was the ruins of a large home (the Mansion) was well know to most who went to school around .

if I remember right old train tracks also

is any of that left up there?


RE: Map of Trails In and Near Belgatos Park in Los Gatos

Posted by: Mary Pope-Handy
Date: May. 29, 2009

I'm afraid only the trails are still there!  


RE: Map of Trails In and Near Belgatos Park in Los Gatos

Posted by: Mary Pope-Handy
Date: May. 29, 2009

Marianne,

Yes, we do have several things to beware of in the hills:

  • rattlesnakes (who like to sun themselves on the trails)
  • coyotes
  • mountain lions
  • poison oak
  • black widow spiders (and possibly brown recluse spiders too)
  • ferral pigs
  • bobcats (I don't think they are a big threat to people, they are fairly small, but like coyotes they're more of a threat to small pets)
  • ticks (not a huge problem here as on the east coast, but we do have some)

I have not heard of ferral pigs in this immediate area of Belgatos Park, but they are in the coastal foothills generally (and in nearby Almaden Valley) so I presume they are there too.

Be safe out there!

Mary


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