166.3 miles
Distance
26,323 ft
Climb
-26,439 ft
Descent
3,087 ft
High Point
Don't kill yourself
If you wanna bikepack in the bay, here is your route, should take a few days.
Detailed Description
Best of the Bay Area Bike Packing Adventure is a 166 mile moderately popular expert route located near Pacifica California. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a extreme overall physical rating. This route includes 60 trails. This route climbs 26,323 ft with a max elevation of 3,087 ft then descends -26,439 ft.
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Trails in Route
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Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingBlack Diamond
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Route TypePoint to Point
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeAM, XC
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingExtreme
More Stats for Best of the Bay Area Bike Packing Adventure mountain bike route
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Avg time37 hr 7 min
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Altitude change-113 ft
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Altitude min6 ft
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Altitude start169 ft
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Altitude end56 ft
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Grade max-103.5%
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Grade min63.1%
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Distance climb78 miles
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Distance down74 miles
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Distance flat14 miles
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- moto (1 year)
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Braille Trail / Santa Cruz, CA (Soquel Demo Forest) / MTB
trail: Braille DH
5:44 | 207 | comments: 0 | favs:
May 15, 2024
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Major Changes to the Flow Trail! Soquel Demo MTB Preview!
trail: Flow Trail 1
14:55 | 68 | comments: 0 | favs:
May 3, 2025
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