12.6 miles
Distance
1,875 ft
Climb
-1,864 ft
Descent
1,054 ft
High Point

Longer route in china camp to catch some of the blue trails

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China Camp is a 13 mile popular intermediate route located near San Rafael California. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 16 trails. This route climbs 1,875 ft with a max elevation of 1,054 ft then descends -1,864 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Ridelogs
    147
More Stats for China Camp mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 20 min
  • Altitude change
    9 ft
  • Altitude min
    15 ft
  • Altitude start
    77 ft
  • Altitude end
    85 ft
  • Grade max
    -36.5%
  • Grade min
    40.6%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
Avg: 3.5 (2 votes)
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Riding the JT Howell Trail
Riding the JT Howell Trail
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Sep 8, 2020
China Camp Memorial Day 2016
China Camp Memorial Day 2016
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Jun 14, 2016
After a weekend of driving up the Lost Coast. We decided to come back down and go ride for the last day off. It was a good day. Song is...

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