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Old Ranch Trail – Black Mountain loop from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

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United States

California

Santa Clara County

Old Ranch Trail – Black Mountain loop from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

Hard

4.9

(1694)

18,467

riders

Old Ranch Trail – Black Mountain loop from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

02:53

31.2km

970m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.9 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Picnic Area at Stevens Creek Reservoir

Highlight • Rest Area

This quiet reservoir feeds Stevens Creek and is a trailhead into Fremont Older preserve. Not as crowded as Rancho San Antonio and affords incredible views.

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Monte Bello Nature Preserve

Highlight • Forest

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Black Mountain Backpacking Camp

Highlight • Rest Area

A small hike/bike-in campground with a vault toilet and (non-portable) water. You can oversee the lights of Bay Area at night and wake up above the cloud in the morning. …

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12.1 km

Old Ranch Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old Ranch Trail is a singletrack offering lovely views onto the surrounding landscape.

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14.6 km

Sag Pond in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Highlight • Lake

This pond rests atop the San Andreas Fault, causing an indentation that later filled up from an underground spring. Unfortunately, the water isn't easily visible due to the overgrowth of …

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14.7 km

Stevens Creek Nature Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Stevens Creek Nature Trail and Skid Row Trail are just two different names for different segments of the same old dirt road that descends toward the main creek bed of …

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15.5 km

Los Trancos Open Space Preserve

Highlight • Forest

Monuments welcoming hikers to this 274-acre area nature preserve. There are nice views from here towards the Bay.

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19.9 km

Black Mountain

Highlight • Summit

Highest point with a view across Palo Alto, Stanford, the Silicon Valley, and across the Bay. Note the Kaiser Permanente limestone quarry right below, ringed on the south by Permanente …

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31.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.3 km

7.13 km

3.17 km

532 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.8 km

10.3 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 19 July

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Old Ranch Trail – Black Mountain loop from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

Picnic Area at Stevens Creek Reservoir

Monte Bello Nature Preserve

Black Mountain Backpacking Camp

Old Ranch Trail

Sag Pond in Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Stevens Creek Nature Trail

Los Trancos Open Space Preserve

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