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Black Mountain – Arastradero Lake loop from San Antonio

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Black Mountain – Arastradero Lake loop from San Antonio

Hard

3.0

(25)

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Black Mountain – Arastradero Lake loop from San Antonio

05:53

63.0km

1,200m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.0 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.7 km

Bowl Loop Jumps

Highlight • MTB Park

This area has some short but steep downhill and uphill sections around a 'bowl' like terrain and a small network of trails. Good area to practice MTB riding/jumps.

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25.2 km

Stevens Creek Nature Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Stevens Creek Nature Trail and Skid Row Trail are just two different names for different segments of the same old dirt road that descends toward the main creek bed of …

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26.2 km

Bella Vista Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Bella Vista Trail is another good singletrack trail. It will subject you to a serious but manageable climb, where the average slope barely ever exceeds 10% grade. This trail has …

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29.0 km

Black Mountain

Highlight • Summit

Highest point with a view across Palo Alto, Stanford, the Silicon Valley, and across the Bay. Note the Kaiser Permanente limestone quarry right below, ringed on the south by Permanente …

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29.2 km

Monte Bello Road

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

Montebello Road quickly leads you to the (fairly flat) peak of Black Mountain.

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29.5 km

Indian Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Indian Creek Trail is a short fire road, which leads you to Monte Bello Road. It's a pretty easy ride.

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29.9 km

Old Ranch Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old Ranch Trail is a singletrack offering lovely views onto the surrounding landscape.

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44.8 km

Windy Hill Open Space Preserve (closed areas)

Nature Reserve

48.7 km

Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve

Nature Reserve

50.1 km

Arastradero Lake

Highlight • Lake

Arastradero Lake is nestled in the hills of the Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve. The lake is surrounded by oak trees and can get quite dry in the summer.

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63.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

16.1 km

15.5 km

10.9 km

2.92 km

197 m

185 m

Surfaces

26.6 km

10.1 km

8.64 km

7.24 km

5.91 km

3.86 km

575 m

Elevation

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Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Monday 18 May

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Black Mountain – Arastradero Lake loop from San Antonio

Bowl Loop Jumps

Stevens Creek Nature Trail

Bella Vista Trail

Black Mountain

Monte Bello Road

Indian Creek Trail

Old Ranch Trail

Arastradero Lake

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