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

Alpine Road2 miles
Meadow3,074 ft
Clouds Rest564 ft
Charquin102 ft
Ridge128 ft
Ridge 22,694 ft
Ridge203 ft
Bo Gimbal1,558 ft
Ancient Oaks Trail2,234 ft
Charquin1,640 ft
Alder Spring2,526 ft
Hawk3,025 ft
Ridge3,038 ft
Clouds Rest564 ft
Alpine Road1,112 ft
Crazy Pete's4,183 ft
Crazy Pete's Road4,062 ft
Crazy Pete's4,183 ft
Alpine Road1 mile

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More Stats for Alpine / Russian Ridge Ride mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 55 min
  • Altitude change
    -1 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,158 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,178 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,178 ft
  • Grade max
    -45.6%
  • Grade min
    48%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,215 ft
Avg: 3 (2 votes)
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Riding dirt alpine after work.
Riding dirt alpine after work.
0:04 | 602 | comments: 0 | favs:
Sep 21, 2018
Riding alpine after work and messing around with a video.
Could Have Been MTB
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...

Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Clouds Rest
Jan 23, 2025 @ 12:21pm
Jan 23, 2025
Damp/tacky in a few sections, a few puddles, but the majority is dry.
Alpine Road
Jan 23, 2025 @ 12:21pm
Jan 23, 2025
Damp/tacky in a few sections, but the majority is dry. Very nice.
Ridge
Jan 23, 2025 @ 12:21pm
Jan 23, 2025
Ancient Oaks Trail
Oct 12, 2024 @ 1:03pm
Oct 12, 2024
Hawk
Oct 12, 2024 @ 1:03pm
Oct 12, 2024
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