Name: Powder Mill Trail
Address: Powder Mill Trail, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States, Santa Cruz

At a glance

#2 of 3 Hiking areas in Santa Cruz

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.66

2.6 km from the center of Santa Cruz

Rating breakdown

5 ★74%
4 ★21%
3 ★3%
2 ★3%
1 ★0%

Powder Mill Trail, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States

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Quick facts

What is the rating of Powder Mill Trail?: Powder Mill Trail is rated 4.7 out of 5 based on 39 reviews.
How does Powder Mill Trail rank in Santa Cruz?: Powder Mill Trail is #2 of 3 Hiking areas in Santa Cruz by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Powder Mill Trail located?: Powder Mill Trail, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States — 2.6 km from the center of Santa Cruz.

Reviews (8)

SurGirl 31 2023 May 19

I guess this is The Powder Mill Road not the trail. This place is fantastic. You can bring your dog and go for a hour hike and see no one. It’s so peaceful and relaxing. I made it down to the powder mill creak today with Bear my dog. We got our feet wet before hiking back up the canyon.
It has some steep sections that get slippery and tons of poison oak but we’ll worth it.

Seahorse Equestrian 2021 Jul 28

I ride there alot
It's a great park

Matteo Donniacuo 2021 Mar 08

It gets super hard if you make a wrong turn like I did. Definitely need a trekking pole, slipped twice with one. Go the normal route and it’s easy.

SKM Music (Sara Marsalis) 2021 Jan 23

Parking gets a little confusing since the path is rather small so if someone goes in the wrong direction it is difficult to maneuver but the trails are gorgeous and great exercise!