Monte Bello Open Space features 6 miles of hiking trails near Palo Alto, CA.
Go north on 280 from San Jose, exit Page Mill Rd. Turn left, go about 7 miles into the hills <br />and there will be a parking lot on the left for Monte Bello Open Space. If you get to Skyline <br />Blvd, you have gone at least a mile too far.
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