Harwood Farms – Suburban Ranch Near Belwood

Harwood Farms horse boarding is right in Los Gatos and conveniently close to trails – and home!

It would be easy to miss this cool horse ranch unless you were walking past it while trekking up the hill to the Ridge Trail entrance. This beautiful setting is surrounded by luxury homes on Alerche, Harwood Court, Harwood Lane, and Crider Court.

It’s almost out of place as a bit of rural California in an otherwise residential neighborhood. One hint that it’s a head is the “horse” sign on Harwood near Bacigalupi.  Another is the large parcels with split rail fences in front, suggesting the presence of horses not so long ago. In fact, there were some horses downhill of Harwood Farms when we moved into the neighborhood in 1999.

 

 

View from Harwood Court - Harwood Farms Horse Boarding

While south county has many equestrian centers, Harwood Farms horse boarding is one of just a few in east Los Gatos. If you’ve never seen it, it’s worth checking out!

Where is the Harwood Farms horse boarding?

Harwood Farms horse boarding is located at the corner of Harwood Road and Alerche Road in Los Gatos. (Alerche is a loop road, and this stable is at the upper one, further from Blossom Hill Road.)

This location is excellent for accessing the trails fanning out of Belgatos Park, which in turn lead to a network of equestrian-friendly trails: Heintz, Shannon Valley open space, and Santa Rosa open space.

 

Los Gatos - Harwood Farms horse boarding - trails noted

 

Equestrian land in a residential setting with many nearby trails

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Trails near Belwood, Belgatos, Surmont and Heritage Grove neighborhoods

A Heintz Open Space hiking trails entrance with park signHave you explored all of our nearby parks? The Belgatos Park Trails connect directly to two open space preserves with a large network of paths, to hike, bike, or venture on horseback: the The Heinz Open Space Preserve and Santa Rosa Open Space Preserve.

Or if you’d like to learn more before you explore, check out the Town’s park guide, or print a copy and bring it with. We have additional details on Belgatos Park here on the Belwood Blog as well as park-related articles and news for neighborhood residents which can be found under the Belgatos Park tag and Trails tag.

Interactive Map of Trails

My husband, Jim Handy, drew out the local trails on Google Maps and this provides a much better sense of what’s where. Enjoy!


View Blossom Hill Trails in a larger map