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Turtle Back Hill in China Camp State Park

Turtle Back Hill in China Camp State Park

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Turtle Back Hill in China Camp State Park

Name: Turtle Back Hill in China Camp State Park
Rating: 2

Recommended by 7 road cyclists

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Location: Santa Venetia, Marin County, California, United States

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Turtle Back Hill in China Camp State Park

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1. China Camp State Park – China Camp State Park Village loop from Marin Civic Center

30.3km

01:23

290m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. China Camp State Park Village – China Camp State Park loop from Novato Hamilton

42.3km

01:53

410m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. China Camp State Park Village – Fairfax loop from Fairfax

54.2km

02:32

590m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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January 31, 2017

Turtle Back Hill is a small peninsula that is actually more like an island, a unique ecological island that is almost entirely surrounded by the salt marshes along San Pablo Bay. Turtle Back Hill features a microcosm of the ecology of China Camp State Park. All four types of oak trees that can be found in the park are on Turtle Back Hill: coast live oaks, valley oaks, California black oaks, and blue oaks. Interspersed with the oak woodlands are grasslands that have a mixture of both native and non-native species. On the northwest side of the hill is a beautiful field of purple needlegrass (Nassella pulchra), the official state grass of California. And surrounding the hill are the vast salt marshes that so typify the shoreline of San Pablo Bay.
friendsofchinacamp.org/the-park/highlights/#turtle-back-hill

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Elevation -30 m

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Location: Santa Venetia, Marin County, California, United States

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Turtle Back Hill in China Camp State Park

1. China Camp State Park – China Camp State Park Village loop from Marin Civic Center

2. China Camp State Park Village – China Camp State Park loop from Novato Hamilton

3. China Camp State Park Village – Fairfax loop from Fairfax

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