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Alpine Lake – Alpine Dam loop from MacArthur

Alpine Lake – Alpine Dam loop from MacArthur

Hard

4.9

(4966)

15,309

riders

Alpine Lake – Alpine Dam loop from MacArthur

06:35

126km

1,500m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 21.7 km for 6.50 km

Open: • Thursday: 2:00 PM-12:00 AM • Friday-Sunday • Public holidays (otherwise closed)

After 99.2 km for 6.50 km

Open: • Thursday: 2:00 PM-12:00 AM • Friday-Sunday • Public holidays (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.6 km

Point Isabel Regional Shoreline

Nature Reserve

19.7 km

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bikeway

Highlight • Cycleway

You can hop on the new, dedicated off-road paved Bikeway here instead of staying another half mile on the street shoulder bike lane. It leads onto the 2019 opened bridge …

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35.7 km

Corte Madera Creek

Highlight • River

From this point upstream the bed of Corte Madera Creek is canalized in a narrow concrete channel. Downstream it opens into a partially tidal estuary that lost much of its wetlands, but still has a lot of natural features.

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51.2 km

Mount Tamalpais Watershed

Nature Reserve

54.1 km

Alpine Lake

Highlight • Lake

This lake was formed by the building of Alpine Dam in 1917. It sits between Kent Lake and Bon Tempe Lake, and is popular for a variety of outdoor activities.

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54.6 km

Alpine Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Constructed in 1917 this dam forms Alpine Lake, which sites between Kent and Bon Tempe Lakes. The road across the top of the dam make it a great place to ride on a loop around the lake.

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64.9 km

Mount Tamalpais Summits

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

Mount Tamalpais is the highest peak in the Marin Hills, which are part of the Northern California Coast Ranges. The elevation at the West Peak, its highest point, where a …

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89.1 km

Camino Alto Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

As the bike trails dead-end on both sides of the closed Alta tunnel, Camino Alto is a popular, albeit hilly and narrow, road ride alternative to connect Mill Valley and Corte Madera.

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94.3 km

Tiburon-Larkspur Bike Path & Corte Madera Path intersection

Highlight • Cycleway

On the east side of Redwood Highway the north-south trail 17 to Tiburon intersects with the Corte Madera Path: the merged trail heads partially on the shoulder of the busy …

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115 km

Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Park

Highlight • Natural

Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Park is a multi-use park for for joggers, windsurfers, kayakers, photographers, picnickers, and dog walkers. Spanning 50 acres, this park was formerly a landfill but underwent …

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126 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.2 km

55.2 km

12.4 km

1.31 km

963 m

319 m

Surfaces

95.3 km

29.7 km

1.31 km

116 m

Elevation

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

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14 %

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Alpine Lake – Alpine Dam loop from MacArthur

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Bikeway

Corte Madera Creek

Alpine Lake

Alpine Dam

Mount Tamalpais Summits

Camino Alto Road

Tiburon-Larkspur Bike Path & Corte Madera Path intersection

Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Park

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