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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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- Indigenous
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Big Basin is California's oldest State Park, established in 1902. Home to the largest continuous stand of Ancient Coast Redwoods south of San Francisco, the park consists of Old Growth and recovering Redwood Forest, with mixed conifer, oaks, chaparral, and riparian habitats. Elevations in the park vary from sea level to over 2,000 feet.
The park has over 80 miles of trails. Mountain bikes are only allowed on dirt roads.
The park has over 80 miles of trails. Mountain bikes are only allowed on dirt roads.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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Open on Sep 16, 2018
Stats
- Global Ranking
- #6,110
- State Ranking
- #281
- Trails
- 10
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Hike
- 10
- Trails Trail Running
- 10
- Total Distance
- 62 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 21 miles
- Total Descent
- 10,364 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,353 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,327 ft
- Reports
- 1
- Ridden Counter
- 69
Popular Big Basin State Park Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waddell Creek Road | |||
| Butano Fire Road | |||
| Chalks Road | |||
| Gazos Creek Road | |||
| Middle Ridge Road | |||
| North Escape Road | |||
| Johansen Road | |||
| Whitehouse Canyon Road | |||
| Anderson Landing Road | |||
| Hihn Hammond Road |
Recent Trail Reports
| trail | date | user | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johansen Road | Jul 15, 2017 @ 11:07am Jul 15, 2017 | Oneshop |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | sandywallace | add | ridelog | Oct 25, 2018 ride log and 2 more | Nov 5, 2018 @ 4:10am Nov 5, 2018 |
| Trailhugger22 | add | ridelog | Nov 4, 2018 ride log | Nov 4, 2018 @ 7:20pm Nov 4, 2018 |
 | PivotMachED | add | ridelog | Nov 3, 2018 ride log | Nov 3, 2018 @ 7:35pm Nov 3, 2018 |
| Larsso | add | ridelog | Oct 27, 2018 ride log | Oct 27, 2018 @ 2:03pm Oct 27, 2018 |
| Larsso | add | ridelog | Oct 21, 2018 ride log | Oct 21, 2018 @ 7:58pm Oct 21, 2018 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Doon | 10.2 km | ||||
| Saratoga Gap | 11 | 1 | 11.3 km | ||
| Castle Rock State Park | 11.4 km | ||||
| Montebello Open Space | 11 | 11 | 12.3 km | ||
| Bear Mountain | 13.9 km |
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