The Ridgeview Trail traces the sunny southern side of Edgewood Park's 875-foot crowning ridge and offers spectacular vistas of the serpentine grasslands below. To the south, beside 280, lies an off-trail butterfly habitat, which because it is regularly mowed to encourage growth of native food species for the butterflies, errupts with especially vivid splashes of yellow and gold flowers. The trail ends with a 0.1-mile climb to "Inspiration Heights," situated on the southeastern end of the ridge, where hikers may enjoy views of the San Francisco Bay, from Mt.

The Edgewood Trail runs roughly east to west on the northern side of the park and can be accessed from both ends: either from the main parking lot or from the Edgewood Trailhead located at the junction of Edgewood Road and Cañada Road. Taking the trail from the main parking lot on the north-eastern end of the park, your first half mile is a strenuous climb up a 9.5 average grade, beneath dense and shady oak woodland.

The Franciscan Trail begins and ends on the Edgewood Trail and ends at the Ridgeview Trail shortly before it descends to meet the Sunset Trail.