I plan to ride the Russian Ridge OSP with the South Bay Mountain Biking meetup for about a week. I have been to other South Bay mountain bike riders, and this was a chance to ride some new trails that I have not previously ridden.
Despite early morning fog in Los Gatos, the weather was fantastic at Russian Ridge OSP, and we had a group of 10 mountain bikers riding along (1 person did not show up). Renata did a great job organizing the ride and ensuring we did not miss all required turns. There were a few cases in which I would have easily missed the turn-offs (if she had not ridden ahead and provided guidance).
The surrounding views of the valley below were lovely, and the ride had plenty of shade (at least in some parts).
I shot a GoPro 4 Silver video of my entire bike ride, editing out all of the slow, boring parts:
The trail ride with one loop was only about 6.1 miles. Some of the other mountain bikers did an additional downhill/uphill loop.
The total elevation gain over one loop is about 800 feet. This includes two climbs of about 300 feet with a 10% grade and other sections with rolling hills.
I used the MapMyWalk iPhone App to record the ride:
Google Location:
Directions: The parking lot is at the northwest corner of Page Mill Road and Skyline Blvd. Driving uphill on Page Mill Road from 280 to Skyline will take about 25 minutes.
Despite early morning fog in Los Gatos, the weather was fantastic at Russian Ridge OSP, and we had a group of 10 mountain bikers riding along (1 person did not show up). Renata did a great job organizing the ride and ensuring we did not miss all required turns. There were a few cases in which I would have easily missed the turn-offs (if she had not ridden ahead and provided guidance).
The surrounding views of the valley below were lovely, and the ride had plenty of shade (at least in some parts).
The ride started out quite mellow on a gentle incline to Borel Hill, from which we rode downhill.
I shot a GoPro 4 Silver video of my entire bike ride, editing out all of the slow, boring parts:
The trail ride with one loop was only about 6.1 miles. Some of the other mountain bikers did an additional downhill/uphill loop.
The total elevation gain over one loop is about 800 feet. This includes two climbs of about 300 feet with a 10% grade and other sections with rolling hills.
I used the MapMyWalk iPhone App to record the ride:
Directions: The parking lot is at the northwest corner of Page Mill Road and Skyline Blvd. Driving uphill on Page Mill Road from 280 to Skyline will take about 25 minutes.
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