Black Mountain – Montebello Road loop from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

Black Mountain – Montebello Road loop from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

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Black Mountain – Montebello Road loop from Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve

01:58

22.4km

720m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.2 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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6.55 km

Montebello Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great paved road that takes you through Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve. On clear days, there are great views of the Cupertino valley and the San Francisco Bay.

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11.2 km

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 creek: Kaiser started it in 1939 and it gave the name to his business empire and the hospitals til today.

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11.2 km

Black Mountain (849m), Monte Bello Open Space Preserve 🚵

Highlight • Summit

Black Mountain forms an open plateau in Monte Bello Open Space preserve with undisturbed views in all directions, from Silicon Valley in the East to the Pacific Ocean in the West.
Great flowing mountain bike trails and fire roads go in all directions from here into the neighboring open space preserves along Skyline Ridge and Page Mill Road.

For a pleasant tour involving Black Mountain that starts from Page Mill Road and loops along the higher ridges without having to climb up all the way from the valley, try komoot.de/tour/9921718

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11.3 km

Montebello Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great paved road that takes you through Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve. On clear days, there are great views of the Cupertino valley and the San Francisco Bay.

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22.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.1 km

3.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.1 km

3.30 km