Local Cycling Information

Local Places To Ride

Shoreline Park in Mountain View offers pleasant, level cycling along scenic tidal marshes and sloughs teeming with wildlife. The paved pathways provide a spectacular place for children and adults to ride. Click the link to learn more about Shoreline Park, see a trail map, preview photos of the park, and more. Also includes information about the adjacent Stevens Creek Trail and the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve.

Local Cycling Links

Santa Clara County Parks
http://www.parkhere.org

The official site for the Santa Clara County Park system. Includes information on many local parks to ride, such as Rancho San Antonio, Coyote Creek Parkway, and others. Provides detailed park maps, photos, events, park hours, and more.

Midpennisula Regional Open Space District
http://www.openspace.org/

Bike Link provides cycling information covering the state of California. It includes an up-to-date calendar with major state-wide cycling events.

Almaden Cycle Touring Club
http://www.actc.org

A South Bay Area cycling club with approximately 1000 members. Their web site provides information for about 80 events annually, which vary with different riding ability levels. Visitors and guests are welcome.

Cycle California!™
http://www.cyclecalifornia.com

Bike Alameda
http://www.bikealameda.org/

Tahoe Rim Trail Association
http://www.tahoerimtrail.org/

Yahoo! Directory: Sports / Cycling
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/Cycling/

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Mountain Biking
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/recreation/mtnbike/

Bay Area Bicycle Coalition
http://www.bayareabikes.org/

Local Places To Ride
	Stevens Creek Trail Shoreline Park In Mountain View Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve	.	Shoreline Park in Mountain View offers pleasant, level cycling along scenic tidal marshes and sloughs teeming with wildlife. The paved pathways provide a spectacular place for children and adults to ride. Click the link to learn more about Shoreline Park, see a trail map, preview photos of the park, and more. Also includes information about the adjacent Stevens Creek Trail and the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve.
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	Los Gatos Creek Trail		The Los Gatos Creek Trail is one of the longest pathways in the South Bay. The trail covers over 25 miles round trip between the city of Campbell and Lexington Reservoir in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The paved trail and small city parks along the ride provide an excellent opportunity for the entire family to bike ride and enjoy the surroundings. Click the link to learn more about this wonderful place.
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	St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve		Nested in the foothills behind downtown Los Gatos, the St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve is a great place for mountain bikers to quickly leave behind the urbanized setting of the south bay and ride among the open space of the scenic foothills of the Sierra Azul range. Click on the link to read about the preserve.
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	Fremont Older Open Space Preserve		Fremont Older Open Space Preserve is a popular destination for mountain bikers in the South Bay. The rolling hills of the preserve offer intermediate and advanced level mountain bikers with approxmiately 15 miles of trail network to explore.
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	Iron Horse Regional Trail		The Iron Horse trail network, a 50-mile network of trails in the San Ramon valley, is one of the best places to ride with family or friends in the east bay. The vast trail system provides a great opportunity to ride in various parts of the east bay region at any pace desired. Click on the link to the left to learn more about the Iron Horse Trail network, view maps of the trail, find places to park, see trail photos, and more.
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	Coyote Creek Parkway		The Coyote Creek Parkway, south of San Jose, provides a great experience of cycling in natural bay area open space. Pleasant level, paved paths make the Coyote Creek Parkway a great place to bring the family or invite friends to ride. Click on the link to the left to learn more about the trail.
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	Calabazas Dirt Jumps		The Calabazas Dirt Jumps, overall, is the best place to bring a BMX and ride in the South Bay. From tabletop jumps to camels, steep hills carved into the bank of Calabazas Creek to rollers along level terrain, Calabazas has everything to offer for every BMX rider. Check out the link to the left for trail photos, directions, and more!
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Local Cycling Links
	Santa Clara County Parks http://www.parkhere.org		The official site for the Santa Clara County Park system. Includes information on many local parks to ride, such as Rancho San Antonio, Coyote Creek Parkway, and others. Provides detailed park maps, photos, events, park hours, and more.
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	Midpennisula Regional Open Space District http://www.openspace.org/		The Midpennisula Regional Open Space District web site provides detailed information on open space preserves open to bicycles in the midpennisula region. Maps, events and more are available on-line.
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	Bike Link http://www.bikelink.com		Bike Link provides cycling information covering the state of California. It includes an up-to-date calendar with major state-wide cycling events.
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	Almaden Cycle Touring Club http://www.actc.org		A South Bay Area cycling club with approximately 1000 members. Their web site provides information for about 80 events annually, which vary with different riding ability levels. Visitors and guests are welcome.
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	Shoreline Park in Mountain View http://www.mountainview.gov/city_hall/comm_services/ shoreline_regional_wildlife_area/default.asp		Shoreline Park, in Mountain View, has an extensive network of mostly level trails surrounded by wildlife, historical points of interest, and scenic views of the bay. Shoreline is a great place to bring the family for relaxed afternoon bicycling. Web site includes events, photos, and more.
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	Iron Horse Trail http://www.ebparks.org/parks/trails/iron_horse/		Web site with trail information, map, events, and more for the Iron Horse Trail near Walnut Creek.
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	Cycle California!™ http://www.cyclecalifornia.com		Cycle California!™ is a state-wide cycling magazine. Includes a complete calendar of events ranging from club rides to endurance and double century events.
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	Bike Alameda http://www.bikealameda.org/		Bike Alameda includes vast resources for cycling in Alameda, a city not far from Oakland.
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	Tahoe Rim Trail Association http://www.tahoerimtrail.org/		An extensive trail network in the Lake Tahoe region. Web site includes maps, trail information, trail conditions, and more.
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	San Francisco Bay Trail http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/baytrail/baytrail.html		The San Francisco Bay Trail web site provides some helpful maps of the bay area region and parks to visit.
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	City Of Sunnyvale - BPAC http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/City+Council/Boards+and+ Commissions/Bicycle+and+PED/		The Sunnyvale BPAC (Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee) web site provides great information for historical rides in the city of Sunnyvale. Web site includes maps, historical information for each route, city improvement projects for cyclists, and more.
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	Yahoo! Directory: Sports / Cycling http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/Cycling/		The Yahoo Directory of Sports / Cycling provides a vast collection of web page links of various cycling categories. If you're trying to find a cycling web site, then this is an excellent place to visit.
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	Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Mountain Biking http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/recreation/mtnbike/		The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) web site provides some basic information for mountain biking in the Lake Tahoe area. Ride information covers trails for experienced and casual riders.
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	Bay Area Bicycle Coalition http://www.bayareabikes.org/		The Bay Area Bicycle Coalition organizes Bike to Work Day (BTWD) in the Bay Area. The web site provides more information for Bike To Work Day and presents local bicycle coalitions on regional issues.
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