Heart n Sole Santa Rosa, CA

Howarth Park
to Annadel
4.9 miles

Interactive Map

    Howarth Park to Spring Lake - 4.9 miles

    • Start at Upper Parking Lot
                    North East corner of the parking lot
    • Start on Paved bike path
      •               This is the start of the Bay Area Ridge Trail
    • .05 miles - Take first dirt road to the left.
      •               Following along the lake (Old Fisherman’s Trail)
    • .3 miles - cross over bike path, continue on Bay Area Ridge Trail
    • .6 miles - trail ends. Make right up bike path
    • .6 miles - Right at top of Dam to stay on Bay Area Ridge Trail
      •               This is the Bay Area Ridge Trail
    • .7 miles - Follow Trail around Water Towers
    • 1.2 miles - Continue along Ridge Trail.
    • 1.0 miles - Cross Boat Ramp Road and continue on Ridge Trail
    • 1.4 miles - Cross over South Saddle Dam
    • 1.6 miles - Straight/Right past bathrooms.
    • 1.7 miles - Right on dirt path paralleling Creek.
    • 1.9 miles - Pass Horse Trailer parking and pass gate. Unmarked fire road (Spring Creek Trail).
    • 2.4 miles - Over Bridge
    • 2.4 miles - LEFT up Rough Go Trail
      •              This turn will take you off of the Bay Area Ridge Trail
    • 2.6 miles - Go up Rough go about .15 miles make first left back towards Spring Lake
    • 2.7 miles - Soon after Trail will Y. Stay left
    • 2.8 miles - go through break in fence and stay right (Keep the creek on your left)
    • 3.0 miles - When near picnic area, Take trail to right
      •               (Go away from the creek)
    • 3.1 miles - Go through break in fence, continue on the single track trail
      •               (keeping the fence on your left)
    • 3.2 miles - Follow trail past the Environmental Discovery Center
    • 3.3 miles - Cross road and take horse trail to the right.
    • 3.5 miles - trail ends at bike path.
    • 3.5 miles - turn right on bike path
    • 3.6 miles - Cross creek and take the first left onto dirt path
    • 3.8 miles - Trail ends at bike path and then starts back up on left side.
    • 4.3 miles - trail crosses bike path again.
    • 4.5 miles - Go up west saddle dam and make left at top
    • 4.6 miles - Cross the dam and take a right on bike path
    • 4.65 miles - as you start down the hill take a Left onto dirt trail. (Same trail as on the way out)
    • 4.7 miles - cross over bike path and go left on Fisherman’s trail back to start
    • 4.9 miles - FINISH

Route Info

  • Start Elevation - 304 ft
  • Max Elevation - 762 ft
  • Minimum Elevation - 304 ft
  • Net Elevation - 617 ft
  • One Big Loop.
  • Good Trail for an easy run
  • Easy to miss turns unless you are paying attention
  • But hard to get to lost

    • Directions to the Run

  • Start at Heart & Sole Sports
  • East on 3rd Street/Montgomery Dr. go 1.5 miles
  • RIGHT on Summerfield Ave. go .2 miles
  • Left into Howarth Park Parking lot.
  • Left and then Right UP the Hill.
  • Park in upper parking lot.
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