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Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Conservation Reserve
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
41 trails
- Hike
43 trails
- Trail Running
43 trails
Region Details
- 8
- 1
- 8
- 14
Region Status
Caution as of Jan 23, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 32
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 41
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 43
- Trails Trail Running
- 43
- Total Distance
- 42 miles
- Total Descent
- 8,277 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,558 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,814 ft
- Reports
- 628
- Photos
- 123
- Ridden Counter
- 11,423
Popular Monte Bello Open Space Mountain Biking Trails
Monte Bello Open Space Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Monte Bello Fun Loop | 18 miles | |
Monte Bello + Russian Ridge | 12 miles | |
White Oak Canyon Trail Grizzly Tree Farm Loop | 14 miles | |
Russian ridge loop | 10 miles | |
Almost 20 | 19 miles | |
Loop Through Monte Bello, Skyline Ridge, Russian Ridge, and Coal Creek | 11 miles |
Photos of Monte Bello Open Space Mountain Bike
trail: Ancient Oaks Trail
96 |
Sep 1, 2022 @ 10:16pm
Sep 1, 2022
trail: Bella Vista
137 |
Jan 6, 2022 @ 9:12pm
Jan 6, 2022
trail: Bella Vista
183 |
Jan 6, 2022 @ 9:12pm
Jan 6, 2022
trail: Bella Vista
297 |
Jan 6, 2022 @ 5:43pm
Jan 6, 2022
trail: Alpine Road
237 |
Dec 10, 2021 @ 11:22am
Dec 10, 2021
trail: Alpine Road
372 |
Dec 5, 2021 @ 10:56pm
Dec 5, 2021
trail: Stevens Canyon
547 |
Feb 26, 2019 @ 4:36pm
Feb 26, 2019
trail: Stevens Canyon
433 |
Jul 8, 2018 @ 9:50am
Jul 8, 2018Videos of Monte Bello Open Space Mountain Bike

trail: Alpine Road
0:04 |
602 |
Sep 21, 2018

trail: Ridge
2:19 |
134 |
May 9, 2016

trail: Ridge
3:27 |
53 |
Feb 24, 2016

trail: Ridge
6:24 |
650 |
Feb 22, 2016

trail: Ridge
2:02 |
93 |
Feb 8, 2016

trail: Ridge
0:55 |
243 |
Feb 3, 2016

trail: Ridge
4:32 |
78 |
Jan 3, 2016

trail: Ridge
0:57 |
145 |
Oct 24, 2015
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Clouds Rest | Jan 23, 2025 @ 12:21pm Jan 23, 2025 | Ideal | matthewsking | Damp/tacky in a few sections, a few... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Ridge | Jan 23, 2025 @ 12:21pm Jan 23, 2025 | Dry | matthewsking | ||
Ridge 3 | Jan 23, 2025 @ 12:21pm Jan 23, 2025 | Dry | matthewsking | ||
Alpine Road | Jan 23, 2025 @ 12:21pm Jan 23, 2025 | Ideal | matthewsking | ||
Lower White Oak | Dec 15, 2024 @ 9:12am Dec 15, 2024 | Very Dry | Refael3ORj2l | ||
Stevens Canyon | Nov 27, 2024 @ 9:35am Nov 27, 2024 | Ideal | chowdog SCMTS Reporter | ||
Ancient Oaks Trail | Oct 12, 2024 @ 1:03pm Oct 12, 2024 | Dry | dingodog19 | ||
Hawk | Oct 12, 2024 @ 1:03pm Oct 12, 2024 | Dry | dingodog19 | ||
Ridge 2 | Oct 12, 2024 @ 1:03pm Oct 12, 2024 | Dry | dingodog19 | ||
Ridge | Jul 16, 2024 @ 11:31am Jul 16, 2024 | Dry | svanwyck | ||
Bella Vista | May 26, 2024 @ 1:04pm May 26, 2024 | Ideal | Alnhood |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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ollagynot | wishlist | trail | activity #65394289 | Jan 29, 2025 @ 5:03pm Jan 29, 2025 |
ivno1T | wishlist | trail | activity #65392192 | Jan 29, 2025 @ 4:21pm Jan 29, 2025 |
travisvader | ridden | trail | activity #65346996 | Jan 28, 2025 @ 5:56pm Jan 28, 2025 |
matthewsking | add | report | activity #65090597 and 3 more | Jan 24, 2025 @ 7:36am Jan 24, 2025 |
trailforks | add | video | activity #65004434 | Jan 22, 2025 @ 9:00am Jan 22, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Painful. Hot. Great climbing challenge. | Aug 18, 2024 @ 3:13pm Aug 18, 2024 | ||
trail | Reopened in November 2023 | Jun 2, 2024 @ 10:37am Jun 2, 2024 | ||
trail | Nice and flowy. Probably more of a green trail. | Dec 15, 2023 @ 12:08am Dec 15, 2023 | ||
trail | It's a residential gravel street for local... | Dec 15, 2023 @ 12:07am Dec 15, 2023 | ||
trail | Very nice trail. Scenic. Lots of rocks, but... | Dec 15, 2023 @ 12:06am Dec 15, 2023 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve | 1 | 0.5 km | |||
Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve | 1 | 1 | 1.2 km | ||
Castle Rock State Park | 1.9 km | ||||
Coal Creek Open Space Preserve | 1 | 2.6 km | |||
Portola Redwoods State Park | 2.8 km |
Local Badges
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Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Mike's Bikes - Palo AltoBike Shop
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The Bike ConnectionBike Shop
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Palo Alto BicyclesBike Shop
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Mike's Bikes Of Palo AltoBike Shop
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Palo Alto BicycleBike Shop
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 41 | 38 miles | 6,539 ft | 16 miles | 2,559 ft | #880 | #471 | 116 | 628 | 5 | 10,800 | |
Horse | 2 | 3,264 ft | 344 ft | 3,097 ft | 344 ft | 96 | ||||||
Hike | 43 | 42 miles | 8,278 ft | 19 miles | 2,559 ft | #626 | #397 | 7 | 626 | 329 | ||
Trail Running | 43 | 42 miles | 8,278 ft | 19 miles | 2,559 ft | #633 | #397 | 626 | 120 |
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