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Difficulty:  - Advanced |
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| Length: 20 miles | Global Rank: #438 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 55 | Wishlist: 27 |
| 1 trail check-ins |
Climb // Descend +1,300 // -1,300 feet |
| Average Speed: 6.5 mph | Average Time: 1hr 32min |
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Description
It's right in town (located in Belmont, just off Ralston and Alameda), and somehow that makes you think safe. Think again...if you choose to, you can get quite a bit of excitement here! Technical, very steep climbs, twisty singletrack, crazy little descents and quite a bit of poison oak make this much more challenging than Arastradero Preserve.
If you stick to the main trail (called Lake Road) it's not so bad. But if you want to do some real exploring, I'd strongly recommend riding with someone who knows the place because the network of side trails can get you confused and cause a lot of extra climbing!
fattkidd on February 24, 2013
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Description
It's right in town (located in Belmont, just off Ralston and Alameda), and somehow that makes you think safe. Think again...if you choose to, you can get quite a bit of excitement here! Technical, very steep climbs, twisty singletrack, crazy little descents and quite a bit of poison oak make this much more challenging than Arastradero Preserve.
If you stick to the main trail (called Lake Road) it's not so bad. But if you want to do some real exploring, I'd strongly recommend riding with someone who knows the place because the network of side trails can get you confused and cause a lot of extra climbing!
added by jfoz01 
on June 8, 2005
on June 8, 2005Trail Reviews [Add a review]
fattkidd on February 24, 2013
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Review: A lot better than I expected wish the single track section where a little bit longer but they are still a lot of fun am pretty new to single track but if you have some confidence on a bike it a trail you should try
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Review: Very nice spot! Nice fireroad to go all the way uphill and singletracks on the way down. Just make sure you talk to locals in order to know where to go, I messed up and had to hike the steep singletracks by foot.
Review: If Walt Disney rode Mountina Bikes, he would have created this place. Compact, it's got everything, never a dull moment, variety glore, well worth the drive, expect the un expected around every turn - like a half buried car !
Similar Trail: hmmm, it's a mini Tahoe ride
Similar Trail: hmmm, it's a mini Tahoe ride
Review: I think the most interesting thing about this place is that it has something for everyone and it is right in the middle of a small City. The first time I rode it I thought it was going to be a "wannabe mt. bike trail." Nope; it's the real deal. Portions of it are very tough and technical. The trail system is really nice and kept up by local MB clubs. It is pretty inside the trail system itself and has some decent views of the bay. I can ride to it from my house which makes it nice. If you wanted to explore a lot of this place, by the end of your ride you'll definitely feel like you had a great workout.
Review: A perfect outdoor playground in the middle of suburbia.
A lot of love has gone into maintaining these trails and adding new obstacles and features. You can really kill yourself on these trails, with intense uphills and some technical switchback sections. Or you can just take an easy line down to the bottom and have a blast without breaking a sweat. fun!
Review: fun.fun.fun. Easier trails for beginners and hard single track for others. Not bad as night ride but mountain lion territory so be prepared.
Similar Trail: Lagoon Valley
Similar Trail: Lagoon Valley
Review: Fun trails, pretty crazy network just choose one and ride it.
Recommendations
Old Growth (100%)Sovereign Single Track (100%)
Aptos Fire Road (100%)
De Laveaga (100%)
Bordan Hatch To Grabtown Gulch (100%)
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