5.3 miles
Distance
2,268 ft
Climb
-230 ft
Descent
01:12:57
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Kennedy Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve
    Los Gatos, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 20 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

Very nice fireroad. Steep only at the summit near Priest Rock

Kennedy trail is a fairly steep fire road that stays dry / drains well after rain after the initial entry. Part of the Sierra Azul open space.

KENNEDY-LIMEKILN AREA
The most popular is the 2,920-acre Kennedy-Limekiln Area, accessible from Kennedy Road in Los Gatos, and from Highway 17, adjacent to Lexington Reservoir County Park and St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve.

15 miles of trails, providing hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians with some excellent, strenuous loop trails.
Leashed dogs are allowed only on the trails in the Kennedy-Limekiln Area.
Bicyclists: there is a 15 mph trail speed limit and helmets are required at all times.
The popular Kennedy Trail/Limekiln Trail loop covers over 14 miles, and includes nearly 2,000 feet in elevation gain.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Kennedy mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    2,038 ft
  • Altitude min
    805 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,885 ft
  • Altitude start
    808 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,844 ft
  • Grade
    7.2%
  • Grade max
    -28.8%
  • Grade min
    53.9%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    4,186 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,306 ft
  • Avg time
    01:12:57
  • Avg reverse time
    01:18:54
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on Nov 26, 2024
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      Kennedy Trail Reports

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      Nov 26, 2024 @ 12:03pm
      Nov 26, 2024
      		 Damp but not sticky. Great confitions
      Apr 7, 2024 @ 10:36am
      Apr 7, 2024
      Jun 19, 2022 @ 8:02am
      Jun 19, 2022
      May 25, 2022 @ 5:30am
      May 25, 2022
      Apr 4, 2022 @ 10:41am
      Apr 4, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 11 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 107 rides
      • Last: May 11, 2025

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      Mar 7, 2021 @ 10:30am
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      Mar 12, 2021 @ 10:53am
      Mar 12, 2021

      Routes with this trail

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      Los Gatos Turkey Day Ride13 miles
      Kennedy - Limekiln - Shannon Loop16 miles
      Mount Umunhum Loop28 miles
      Kennedy - Limekiln Loop16 miles

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      Turkey Day 2021
      5:23 | 313 | Nov 30, 2021 , Los Gatos
      youtuber Los Gatos Turkey Day Ride - 2019
      24:49 | 392 | Jul 30, 2020 , Los Gatos
      UCXC
      3:10 | 1089 | Jan 9, 2015 , Los Gatos
      Sean Kennedy
      0:20 | 437 | May 15, 2010 , Los Gatos

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