11.8 miles
Distance
2,599 ft
Climb
-2,600 ft
Descent
2,555 ft
High Point
Old Alpine > Meadow > Borel Hill > Crazy Peets > Old Alpine
Detailed Description
Alpine / Russian Ridge Ride is a 12 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Los Altos California. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 19 trails. This route climbs 2,599 ft with a max elevation of 2,555 ft then descends -2,600 ft.
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Trails in Route
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564 ft | |||||
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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More Stats for Alpine / Russian Ridge Ride mountain bike route
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Avg time1 hr 55 min
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Altitude change-1 ft
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Altitude min1,158 ft
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Altitude start1,178 ft
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Altitude end1,178 ft
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Grade max-45.6%
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Grade min48%
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Distance climb6 miles
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Distance down6 miles
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Distance flat3,215 ft
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Riding dirt alpine after work.
trail: Alpine Road
0:04 | 602 | comments: 0 | favs:
Sep 21, 2018
Riding alpine after work and messing around with a video.

Could Have Been MTB
trail: Ridge
3:07 | 500 | comments: 8 | favs: 3
Sep 20, 2015
Team rider Connor O'Brien shredding up in Lime Ridge. Special thanks to Will Nethercutt for filming and also to Joseph Momich and Cole Herbert for...
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