Mountain Biking Northern California

by Roger Mcgehee

Overview

Looking for scenic singletrack? Look no further than Mountain biking Northern California. Roger McGehee spent years searching for the best trails in the northern half of the state. His discoveries are presented here in this comprehensive guide to more than 80 rides.

Roger McGehee worked as a field naturalist for fifteen years for the National Park Service and for the Yosemite Institute in Yosemite National Park. He currently lives in Marin County, wher he is a science teacher. He spends his spare time exploring mountain biking trails throughout northern California.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560447474
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2001
Series:	Regional Mountain Biking Series
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

	Dedication	ix
	Introduction	1
	The Weather	1
	The Land	1
	Health and Safety	2
	Regulations	3
	Minimizing Your Impact on Trails	3
	Improving Your Riding Technique	4
	Minimizing Trail Conflicts	7
	IMBA Rules of the Trail	9
	How to Use This Book	10
	Maps	11
	Elevation graphs	12
	Final words	12
	Legend	13
	Ride Locations	14
	Northern California Sections and Chapters	15
	Southern Coast Ranges	16
	Monterey Bay Area	16
1	Fort Ord Public Lands	17
2	Wilder Ranch State Park	21
3	Soquel Demonstration State Forest	26
	Western South San Francisco Bay Area	30
4	Saratoga Gap Loop	30
5	Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve	35
6	El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve	37
7	Whittemore Gulch Trail	42
	Eastern South San Francisco Bay Area	46
8	Lyman Willson Ridge Road/Grizzly Gulch Trail	47
9	Kelly Lake Loop	52
10	Frog Lake	57
11	Middle Ridge Loop	60
12	China Hole Trail	65
	Northern Coast Ranges	68
	North San Francisco Bay Area	68
13	China Camp State Park	69
14	Skyline Wilderness Park	74
15	Rockville Hills Community Park	79
	Santa Rosa/Clear Lake Area	87
16	Annadel State Park--Ledson Marsh	87
17	Annadel State Park--Lake Ilsanjo	92
18	Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest	96
	North Coast Redwood Parks	101
19	Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park	101
	Southern Cascades and Northern Sierra Nevada	107
	Mount Shasta Area	108
20	Kelsey Trail	109
21	Bailey Cove Loop	112
22	Waters Gulch Trail	114
23	Clikapudi Trail	116
24	Clear Creek Vista Trail	119
25	Recliner Loop	122
26	Land Luge Loop	127
	Mount Lassen Area	131
27	Spencer Meadow Loop	131
28	Trail Lake Trail	135
29	Bucks Creek Loop Trail	138
30	Feather Falls Trail	142
	Downieville Area	146
31	Bullards Bar Trail	147
32	North Yuba Trail	151
33	Halls Ranch/Fiddle Creek Trails	154
34	Chimney Rock/Empire Creek Trails	158
35	Divide Loop	163
36	Downieville Downhill via Butcher Ranch Trail	167
37	Downieville Downhill via Pauley Creek Trail	170
38	Downieville Downhill via Big Boulder Trail	174
	Nevada City, Auburn, and Donner Pass Area	177
39	South Yuba National Trail	177
40	Upper Pioneer/Omega Trails	183
41	Shotgun "Lake"	188
42	Loch Leven Lakes Loop	191
43	Hole-in-the-Ground Trail	194
44	Stevens Trail	200
45	Foresthill Divide	203
46	Darrington/Salmon Falls Trail	207
47	Sweetwater Trail	211
	Lake Tahoe Area	214
48	Commemorative Emigrant Trail, East from California Highway 89	214
49	Watson Lake from Brockway Summit	218
50	Watson Lake from Midway Bridge	221
51	Tahoe Rim Trail to Tahoe City Loop	224
52	The Flume Trail Loop	227
53	Spooner Summit to Bench Overlook	232
54	Kingsbury Grade to Bench Overlook	235
55	Star Lake from Heavenly Valley North	238
56	Big Meadow to Freel Pass	242
57	Big Meadow to Pacific Crest Trail	245
	North of Yosemite	249
58	Sly Park Loop	249
59	Silver Fork Loop	253
60	The Hogan Trail	256
61	Lake Alpine Loop	260
62	Glory Hole Upper	263
63	Glory Hole Lower	266
	Southern Sierra Nevada	269
	South of Yosemite	269
64	Goat Mountain Trail	270
65	Squaw Leap Loop	273
66	Tour de Granite Adventure	277
67	Lower Rock Creek Trail	282
Appendix	For More Information	287
	About the Author	291