Long Ridge Open Space Preserve, Open space preserve in the Santa Cruz Mountains, California, US.

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve is a 2,035-acre (824 ha) open space preserve along Long Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Much of it is grassland that blooms with wildflowers in spring, and its 13.5 miles (21.7 km) of trails are used for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve covers 2,035 acres (824 ha) along Long Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The preserve is managed as open space, and its 13.5 miles (21.7 km) of trails link it with Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve, Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve and Upper Stevens Canyon County Park.

The preserve lies along Long Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and the Bay Area Ridge Trail runs through it, linking Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve, Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve and Upper Stevens Canyon County Park. Hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders share its 13.5 miles of trails.

Long Ridge is reached from Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) in La Honda, with trailhead parking off the road; the 13.5 miles of trails are shared by hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. The Bay Area Ridge Trail crosses the preserve and continues into Saratoga Gap and Skyline Ridge preserves and Upper Stevens Canyon County Park, so routes can be extended beyond the property line.

Long Ridge's trails connect to Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve, Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve and Upper Stevens Canyon County Park, so a hike can continue into adjoining protected land. The preserve's 2,035 acres (824 ha) lie along Long Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and much of the land is grassland that flowers in spring.