Mountain Biking - TRails in/around palo alto/stanford?

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Pheard
05-07-06, 08:45 PM
Im house sitting for someone tomorow for a week, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any trails around palo alto. I'm going to be down the street from stanford, any suggestions?

Siu Blue Wind
05-07-06, 09:03 PM
Iron Horse Trail, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY!!!!!! :D
Pheard
05-07-06, 09:11 PM
I could ride with you anytime. Im going to have my bike, my car and a tank of gas siu.

Siu Blue Wind
05-07-06, 09:17 PM
okay
trackandtrials
05-07-06, 09:58 PM
uh, or you could just drive like half an hour and get to skeggs point - el corte de madera trail system. Some of teh best singletrack in the bay.
Pheard
05-07-06, 10:09 PM
Well, I live in ssf, ca and I can pretty much drive in any direction for trails. I have trails where I live in fact. I want trails close to where Im going to be. From searching all I've found is some trail around the bay, which is mostly paved and smooth so... oh well.
MattP.
05-07-06, 10:20 PM
We need a NorCal meet up, like they did in North Carolina, that would be cool.
Pheard
05-07-06, 10:24 PM
We need a NorCal meet up, like they did in North Carolina, that would be cool.
I totally agree. The difference between us and the dudes from the east is we are mostly 17-18-19 year olds. Not everyone can drive. I'm thinking we could do it in the summer, and I can pick up maybe like gmoney from san jose or something. We need to decide somewhere to ride thats somewhere in between where everyone lives. We'd probably have to make like a day trip out of it. Like a really long day ride would be awesome.
MattP.
05-07-06, 10:43 PM
I totally agree. The difference between us and the dudes from the east is we are mostly 17-18-19 year olds. Not everyone can drive. I'm thinking we could do it in the summer, and I can pick up maybe like gmoney from san jose or something. We need to decide somewhere to ride thats somewhere in between where everyone lives. We'd probably have to make like a day trip out of it. Like a really long day ride would be awesome.

Ya, totally. As for driving, I should (assuming I don't do anything stupid) be getting my license at 10:15 tomorrow morning :)
Pheard
05-07-06, 10:55 PM
Ya, totally. As for driving, I should (assuming I don't do anything stupid) be getting my license at 10:15 tomorrow morning :)
Sounds awesome.

Say the mid point for everyone is san francisco. Im 10 minutes away. Gmoney is about an hour. You are over 2 hours. Siu is probably like 30 minutes. We just need to find a trail system that is challenging and not all smooth crap, that will suit us for almost a day.
Siu Blue Wind
05-08-06, 12:28 AM
We need a NorCal meet up, like they did in North Carolina, that would be cool.


I want to invite the North Carolina guys! :D
Siu Blue Wind
05-08-06, 12:29 AM
I totally agree. The difference between us and the dudes from the east is we are mostly 17-18-19 year olds.


I guess I'm out?
Pheard
05-08-06, 12:33 AM
I guess I'm out?
huh???
MattP.
05-08-06, 12:55 AM
huh???

She's saying that she is over 19.

:)
Pheard
05-08-06, 01:05 AM
She's saying that she is over 19.

:)
I know, but I didn't say our ride was limited by a certain age ;)

anyways..
7rider
05-08-06, 03:56 AM
Just ride all the way up Alpine Road and enjoy the trails of the Montebello Open Space Preserve.