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Carlmont Hills (Water Dog Lake)

Average Rating:    (4.11 of 5)

No. of Reviews: 38

very fun some technical areas and an insane downhill course at the end if you dare.After you cross the paved road at the top of the steep hill there is a big jump that is like a bowl,make a left right at that jump to try the downhill course.It has big jumps and steep downhills.
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Latitude
37.50577679728564
Longitude
-122.3001480102539
Trail Directions
Take highway 92 to Ralston exit make a left on Ralston and then a right on Hallmark go down the hill about a hundred yards and watch for the entrance on the left side.
Trail Length
4 miles
Trail Level
Trails for all skill levels
Trail Type
Singletrack & Fire Roads
City/County
Belmont
   


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Review Date
February 7, 2013

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

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Reviewed by: Ken ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
A very intense and exciting place to ride! I went by myself, I wouldn't recommend that!

Recommended Route:
www.singletracks.com



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Review Date
December 29, 2011

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

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Reviewed by: Eat Dirt ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Pretty awesome trail. Gradually gets harder toward the bottom with bigger drops, jumps, a couple ladder platforms (red one is falling apart. when i rode it it felt like the platrom itself was going to colapse.), and steep Downhill. Definately an amazingly well built and maintained trail.

Recommended Route:
look up Carlmont High School, Alameda De Las Pulgas, Belmont, CA on google maps using the satilite mode. On the street right above it (Hastings Drive) there is a small parking lot thing with a white rail. follow the trail up the hill to the left behind a house to the accual trail. Have Fun!

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I would recomend for dirt jumping in Shells in Foster City, or for DH Boy Scout and Cave trails in Pacifica/Lindamar.



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Review Date
March 30, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

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5.00 of 5, 1.00 votes

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Reviewed by: dhfrcmont ,  Downhiller

Summary:
The greatest place to ride if you know how to ride. Some of the craziest things youll ever see, for being where it is.Its an awsome to ride. jumps, drops, gaps, ruff terrain.

Recommended Route:
everything, if you do every type of riding.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
waterdog



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Review Date
March 6, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

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Reviewed by: bstyle74 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Dont confuse Carlmont (trails above Carlmont High School) with Waterdog (trails on other side of hill and by the Lake)

Waterdog is mostly XC trails that you can ride on a cross bike, while Carlmont is a DJ and DH haven. Drops, doubles, pump track, gaps... it has pretty much everything that I like to watch from a distance. There are a couple of smaller jumps that a DJ noob like me can take, but its much funner to watch the regulars there do big hit after big hit. I can only do maybe 10% of the features there, but its still damn fun for me.



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Review Date
December 25, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

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Reviewed by: lw2385 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
A great park for the middle of the suburbs. You can ride this on any bike. Fun, moderately technical trails with great views and varied landscapes, from forest chapparal. Some short steep stuff, but nothing unrideable. A good time and a great after-work ride.

Recommended Route:
Take the Ralston ave. exit off of 280, turn left at the end of the ramp. Look for Halmark drive on your right (first or second right), take the first or second left onto lake drive, park. Two fire roads split, take the right, ride till you hit singletrack, enjoy.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Skeggs, Demo, the usual.



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