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Borel Hill – Horseshoe Lake loop from Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

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Borel Hill – Horseshoe Lake loop from Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

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4.5

(1606)

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Borel Hill – Horseshoe Lake loop from Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

02:48

25.0km

710m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve

Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve

Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve

Coal Creek Open Space Preserve

Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.89 km

Sunny Jim Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sunny Jim Trail starts with a short stretch of singletrack and offers some nice views west to the ridges toward the ocean and east toward Monte Bello Ridge and Stevens Canyon.

Tip by

6.22 km

Ridge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Ridge Trail gives you pretty views to the bay and the Santa Clara Valley (through high grass, depending on the season).

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7.71 km

Borel Hill

Highlight • Summit

Spectacular 360° surround views from the top of the hill (2513 feet / 766 meters).

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10.3 km

Mindego Hill Windmill

Highlight • Viewpoint

This spot has a lovely wooden platform with a bench where you can take a break and enjoy the panoramic views of the Silicon Valley side of Mindego Hill, which is below you. The classic windmill is up the hill to your left.

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19.6 km

Skid Road Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Skid Road Trail is a great connection between the upper part of Canyon Trail and Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve (across to the other side of Skyline Rd), turning West rather than continuing the last mile of Canyon Trail north to Page Mill Road at Los Trancos OSP.
The first part of Skid Road Trail at the turnoff is shared with Stevens Creek Nature Trail, crossing three pretty wood bridges which might soon be replaced by wider concrete/steel bridges.

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21.0 km

Horseshoe Lake

Highlight • Lake

Pleasant little lake formed by an earthen dam near Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve summit. Less than a mile from the handicapped parking lot along Ridge Trail.
Perfect bench in the sun, no swimming or fishing though.

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21.1 km

Tree Farm Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Tree Farm Trail start with a significant climb under tree cover. Right around the point where you might be starting to wonder how much longer the climb will last, a mandatory left turn drops you onto the first wide-dirt-road stretch of Tree Farm Trail.

Along the way, Tree Farm Trail switches to pseudo-singletrack (at what looks like a right-turn, just around the 2.7-mile mark of the ride) but it doesn't last long before it turns back into an uphill dirt road.

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25.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

8.17 km

3.69 km

502 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.5 km

7.87 km

4.15 km

1.92 km

356 m

135 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (770 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

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Borel Hill – Horseshoe Lake loop from Monte Bello Open Space Preserve

Sunny Jim Trail

Ridge Trail

Borel Hill

Mindego Hill Windmill

Skid Road Trail

Horseshoe Lake

Tree Farm Trail

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