Alpine Lake – Alpine Dam loop from San Rafael Downtown

Alpine Lake – Alpine Dam loop from San Rafael Downtown

Hard

3.2

(10)

riders

Alpine Lake – Alpine Dam loop from San Rafael Downtown

02:48

52.8km

930m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.95 km

San Anselmo-Fairfax Bike Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lansdale and San Anselmo Aves are quiet residential streets parallel to the much busier and shoulderless Center Boulevard, and even more so than the Sir Francis Drake Blvd highway.

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6.88 km

Fairfax

Highlight • Settlement

This town, nestled in the forested hills among unspoiled open space in Marin County, is a nice respite from the large nearby metropolis. It is a quirky, hip place with …

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16.1 km

Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Nature Reserve

19.0 km

Alpine Lake

Highlight • Lake

This lake was formed by the building of Alpine Dam in 1917. It sits between Kent Lake and Bon Tempe Lake, and is popular for a variety of outdoor activities.

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23.1 km

Fairfax—Bolinas Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Bolinas-Fairfax Road climbs steeply but without car traffic on a well paved road from Hwy 1 at sea level to about 500 m elevation at the top of the Bolinas …

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27.6 km

Alpine Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Constructed in 1917 this dam forms Alpine Lake, which sites between Kent and Bon Tempe Lakes. The road across the top of the dam make it a great place to ride on a loop around the lake.

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40.5 km

Marin Museum of Bicycling

Highlight • Monument

Premier bicycle history museum and cultural center in Fairfax, displaying key examples from the 19th century Golden Age of Cycling, home to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame, showcasing the …

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47.0 km

From this point upstream the bed of Corte Madera Creek is canalized in a narrow concrete channel. Downstream it opens into a partially tidal estuary that lost much of its wetlands, but still has a lot of natural features.

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47.0 km