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Arastradero Preserve Mountain Bike Trail
Palo Alto, California
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
7 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 4/17/09 by dborras |
Difficulty:  Beginner |
| Length: 8 miles | Global Rank: 1175 |
| Tread: Doubletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 81 | Wishlist: 26 |
| Avg. Speed: 7.26 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 2min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +807/-824 ft |
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Description: A perfect park for beginner mountain bikers or a short after-work ride. There are maps available at the parking lot and the trails are all very well marked. From the parking lot, cross Arastradero Rd for the majority of the trails. The trails are mostly doubletrack/fire- road with short singletrack shoot-offs. Nothing technical here, just 1-2 climbs that will get your blood pumping. Check out the "bowl" off the bowl loop where you drop in a steep but open section of trail and a few cranks in high gear will carry you out the bowl.
Description: A perfect park for beginner mountain bikers or a short after-work ride. There are maps available at the parking lot and the trails are all very well marked. From the parking lot, cross Arastradero Rd for the majority of the trails. The trails are mostly doubletrack/fire- road with short singletrack shoot-offs. Nothing technical here, just 1-2 climbs that will get your blood pumping. Check out the "bowl" off the bowl loop where you drop in a steep but open section of trail and a few cranks in high gear will carry you out the bowl.
added on August 4, 2003 by 
NEARBY TRAILS
- Monte Bello Open Space in Palo Alto (4.1 miles away)
- Russian Ridge in Palo Alto (4.9 miles away)
- El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Pres in Woodside (8.8 miles away)
- Fremont Older in Cupertino (8.8 miles away)
- Saratoga Gap in Saratoga (9.3 miles away)
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by mhmendez on August 17, 2009
The trails are really easy but the mountain bike park at the top of the bowl loop is a lot of fun.
reviewed by malice33 on April 3, 2008
went there last weekend and had a great time. Perfect for riding with people of different skill levels. My wife likes to ride flat and smooth single track and the main loop fit the bill. I had fun on the side courses w/ nice jumps and drops to play around on. Very easy to access if you don't want to drive all the way up to Skyline Blvd.
reviewed by firejet on March 30, 2008
I Biked on this trail today on my brand new bike, a great trail to get used to a new bike, because it is a very easy path and got some great scenery. I also tried out clicks on this trail and it was great that it wasnt to hard, because since this is my first time on them. Nice trail to get used to equipment and nice after school trail.
reviewed by TrojanMonkey on January 8, 2008
Let me start by saying that this ride was my 3rd time back in the saddle in 10 or 12 years. That said, it was a pretty easy ride nonetheless. There was a bit too much horse dung for my tastes. I'm OK with mud stripes, but other stuff turns me off. If you live or work in the area and don't have much time, it's a good place to add on a few miles. Otherwise, head up into the hills a bit for better scenery and more challenging terrain.
reviewed by Ian on January 2, 2007
awesome open trails with amazing scenery and a huge mountain bike jump park with tabletops, hips, and stepups...a must do if in the area
reviewed by gshoops on June 6, 2006
Good for begginers, nothing special but lots of wildlife. deer, coyotes and foxes and snakes. Great place to practice though, not very crowded and nice scenery after climb.
reviewed by gab26 on May 13, 2006
Nothing technical, lots of wildlife. There are a couple of jumps off of one of the bowl loops. Nothing difficult aerobic. I did enjoy flying down a couple of the hills. Lots of hikers for a weekday evening.
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