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- Mountain Bike
642 trails
- E-Bike
257 trails
- Hike
773 trails
- Trail Running
771 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 781
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 643
- Trails E-Bike
- 257
- Trails Horse
- 111
- Trails Hike
- 776
- Trails Trail Running
- 771
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 22
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 1,022 miles
- Total Descent
- 183,587 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,138 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,140 ft
- Reports
- 4,535
- Photos
- 1,212
- Ridden Counter
- 100,202
Articles
Recommended Routes: Los Gatos, California - CyclingTips
Mar 30, 2021 from cyclingtips.com
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Sub Regions
- Gilroy (2)
- Los Altos (16)
- Los Altos Hills (1)
- Los Gatos (25)
- Milpitas (4)
- Morgan Hill (138)
- Mountain View (11)
- Palo Alto (123)
- San Jose (235)
- Santa Clara (38)
- Saratoga (42)
- Stanford (1)
- Sunnyvale (6)
- Fremont Older (5)
Popular Santa Clara County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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John Nicholas Sanborn County Park | |||
Lisa Killough Trail Calero County Park | |||
Cottle Trail Calero County Park | |||
John Nicholas Trail Sanborn County Park | |||
Red Tail Connector Arastradero Preserve | |||
Bay Area Ridge Trail Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve | |||
Rocky Ridge Santa Teresa County Park | |||
Saratoga Gap Trail Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve | |||
Turtle Rock Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve | |||
Los Gatos Creek Trail (Gravel) Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve | |||
Hickory Oaks Trail Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve | |||
Redtail Loop Connector Arastradero Preserve | |||
Ridge 3 Monte Bello Open Space | |||
Alpine Road Monte Bello Open Space | |||
Lower White Oak Monte Bello Open Space |
Santa Clara County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Calero Loop Calero County Park | 7 miles | |
Calero Park Loop Calero County Park | 9 miles | |
san vicente Calero County Park | 10 miles | |
Arastradero Sampler Arastradero Preserve | 7 miles | |
Los Gatos Turkey Day Ride St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve | 13 miles | |
Rocky Ridge Out and Back Santa Teresa County Park | 4 miles | |
Henry Coe Pacheco Falls MTB Adventure Gilroy | 23 miles | |
Calero Longer Calero County Park | 15 miles | |
Harvey Bear Loop Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park | 13 miles | |
500watt Fun rip! Morgan Hill | 20 miles |
Photos of Santa Clara County Mountain Bike
trail: Sierra Vista
6 |
Dec 22, 2024 @ 9:21pm
Dec 22, 2024
trail: Kennedy
120 |
Mar 7, 2021 @ 10:30am
Mar 7, 2021
trail: Coyote Ridge
254 |
Apr 29, 2019 @ 9:12pm
Apr 29, 2019
trail: Stevens Canyon
553 |
Feb 26, 2019 @ 4:36pm
Feb 26, 2019
trail: Stevens Canyon
436 |
Jul 8, 2018 @ 9:50am
Jul 8, 2018
trail: Coyote Ridge
229 |
Oct 29, 2017 @ 10:13am
Oct 29, 2017
trail: Saratoga Gap Trail
232 |
Jul 3, 2017 @ 4:23pm
Jul 3, 2017
trail: Saratoga Gap Trail
594 |
Apr 28, 2015 @ 11:09am
Apr 28, 2015Videos of Santa Clara County Mountain Bike

trail: Oak Cove
116 |
Sep 11, 2021

trail: Alamitos Creek
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Nov 17, 2020

trail: Willow Ridge
0:41 |
108 |
Apr 22, 2020

trail: Alpine Road
0:04 |
611 |
Sep 21, 2018

trail: Table Mountain Fire Road
0:38 |
151 |
Jul 26, 2017

trail: Parking Lot
3:24 |
36 |
Nov 19, 2016

trail: Ridge
2:19 |
136 |
May 9, 2016

trail: Jackson
0:28 |
297 |
Mar 13, 2016
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Coyote Ridge East Fremont Older Open Space Preserve | Apr 5, 2025 @ 9:58am Apr 5, 2025 | Dry | MHxDNUCD | So many cleavages and lead to accident... | |
Serpentine Trail St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve | Mar 28, 2025 @ 9:56am Mar 28, 2025 | Dry | Kevinl40cHM |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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San Fransisquito Creek Trail East Palo Alto Trails | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Ideal | MHxDNUCD | ||
Marshfront Trail East Palo Alto Trails | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Very Dry | MHxDNUCD | ||
Shoreline Singletrack Palo Alto | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Ideal | MHxDNUCD | ||
Adobe Creek Loop Trail East Palo Alto Trails | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Ideal | MHxDNUCD | ||
San Francisco Bay Trail - Casey Segment Santa Clara | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Wet | MHxDNUCD | ||
San Francisco Bay Trail - N Shoreline Santa Clara | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Wet | MHxDNUCD | ||
SF Bay Trail - Moffett Field Santa Clara | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Prevalent Mud | MHxDNUCD | ||
Water Plant Path Santa Clara | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Prevalent Mud | MHxDNUCD | ||
Twin Creeks Alternate Sunnyvale | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Variable | MHxDNUCD | ||
Twin Creeks Path Santa Clara | Apr 16, 2025 @ 9:54am 2 days | Dry | MHxDNUCD |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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NigelzlMlpX | wishlist | route | activity #69867280 | Apr 18, 2025 @ 8:56am 4 hours |
oanderson | wishlist | route | activity #69809676 | Apr 17, 2025 @ 10:54am 1 day |
MHxDNUCD | add | report | activity #69772359 | Apr 16, 2025 @ 5:28pm 2 days |
MHxDNUCD | add | report | activity #69772358 and 2 more | Apr 16, 2025 @ 5:28pm 2 days |
MHxDNUCD | add | report | activity #69772355 | Apr 16, 2025 @ 5:27pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Would not recommend going uphill on a gravel... | Mar 14, 2025 @ 4:56pm Mar 14, 2025 | ||
trail | E-bikers thoughts: Recommended. An iconic Coe... | Jan 26, 2025 @ 5:08pm Jan 26, 2025 | ||
trail | Ebikers thoughts: Recommended. What a great... | Jan 26, 2025 @ 5:03pm Jan 26, 2025 | ||
trail | E-bikers thoughts. A great descent down into... | Jan 21, 2025 @ 1:27am Jan 21, 2025 | ||
trail | E-bikers thoughts. Great traverse in either... | Jan 21, 2025 @ 1:22am Jan 21, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Rocky Dropper483 awarded -
Hill Climber!0 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k183 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k128 awarded -
10 Blue Trails263 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge208 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Lake Cunningham Action Sports Park | skill park | San Jose | |
Calabazas BMX Park | skill park | San Jose | |
Metcalf Motorcycle County Park | skill park | San Jose | |
MX-408 | skill park | San Jose |
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 | 642 | 842 miles | 147,953 ft | 345 miles | 4,137 ft | 1,096 | 4,519 | 83 | 200,327 | |||
E-Bike | 257 | 386 miles | 77,776 ft | 164 miles | 4,137 ft | 67 | 3,665 | 14 | 14,205 | |||
Horse | 111 | 155 miles | 28,976 ft | 70 miles | 4,124 ft | 616 | 6 | 8 | ||||
Hike | 773 | 1,005 miles | 179,836 ft | 418 miles | 4,137 ft | 53 | 4,534 | 10 | 9,725 | |||
Trail Running | 771 | 1,000 miles | 179,432 ft | 417 miles | 4,137 ft | 4,534 | 12 | 8,586 | ||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 20 | 9 miles | 1,778 ft | 4 miles | 1,309 ft | 571 | 79 | |||||
Observed Trials | 1 | 200 ft | 3 ft | 98 ft | 3 ft | 14 | 50 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 200 ft | 3 ft | 98 ft | 3 ft | 575 | 33 | |||||
Snowshoe | 1 | 200 ft | 3 ft | 98 ft | 3 ft | 10 | 4 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 1 | 200 ft | 3 ft | 98 ft | 3 ft | 10 | 7 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 200 ft | 3 ft | 98 ft | 3 ft | 10 | 7 | |||||
Nordic Ski | 2 | 4,642 ft | 102 ft | 1,699 ft | 2,575 ft | 10 | 10 |
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