Best of the Bay Area Bike Packing Adventure route

Agree with a lot of these comments, just know your skill level but also know that as of Spring 2023 there’s a humongous rut down the trail and there’s absolutely no maintenance happening so even the most experienced and confident rider is going to have trouble getting down

JNT closed at the reservoir as of 3/18 due to bridges out and trees down

Really nice ride. It was a little out of shape when we rode it back in July. The climb out is pretty tough though, so don’t waste all your energy on the DH.

Newly built section at the top featuring some tight berms, excellent work!

Trail really is a spicy blue. Difficult spots aren’t surprises, easily walked or have bypass lines. Braille is significantly more difficult and a real black.

Ride the edges of the trail to avoid the potholes or you could end up at the end with no teeth as you will be shook to death

Sur Ron at Demo today. Because the trails aren’t blown out enough without Moto traffic.

Sun, Nov 13, 2022 Report - trail is in great condition but has a couple of downed trees in the way. Still passable. Nice and damp from recent rains.

Oct 29, 2022 report - trail is bone dryer with lots and lots of pot holes. Gets better as you get to Segment 3 and beyond

It is an alright trail but a bit bland when compared to a well designed trail like Flow in Demo forest or even white oak in Monte Bello and Blue Blossom in Skeggs.

I went down. Wouldn’t do it again. Doable but super steep. Would be crazy to go up. About to steep for hiking but when u get to sea stallion. Gets alot easier and better. Sullys trail nice up or down

This also feels like a blue to me. All of the tech is rollable and nothing is very steep or committing. Imo there are no black trails in skeggs.

Really fun trail with nothing too difficult or intimidating. Everything is easy to walk if you don't feel comfortable with it. Don't let the black rating prevent you from taking this to Flow, it's a great trail for an intermediate rider to progress.

Ride it, don't ride it, but avoid at all costs? No. Some of us enjoy a challenge and a challenge it is. Very steep (initially) descent that can be difficult to control deed, not impossible. If the Mile, Crack and 911 have become rather routine, than give this a try.

I've been riding this trail since I first started mountain biking three years ago. Great for beginners but still one of my favorite trails as I've progressed.

So we rode the ridge to flow trail super fun . The flies on the way up lagoon were horrible 2/3 way up. The ridge was techy but doable. No dabing necessary except when u lose the line. The way back no one mentioned because it’s HORRIBLE!!! ~4 miles of gradual uphill with a few punches. So gassed drank 2 liters - it was about 85’ @ 2pm when we got to car, I think we started about 11. Okay Saw a few people on a Wednesday 1/2 on Ebikes. A local said weekends are busy.

Technical, rutted and steep. Not terribly rewarding.

Technical, rutted and steep. Not terribly rewarding.

Goes very off camber in some parts with big drops. Also, there is a blind 3 foot drop on to a small jagged rock which is a bit difficult.

Bravo to the builders! I’m sorry to hear that this whole area may get destroyed by real estate development.

The best official trail in Wilder Ranch.

Big tree down at the bottom of the first drainage

100mm xc hardtail (Epic) rider here. Pretty fun and I don’t find it especially challenging, though there are some nice tech sections throughout the trail.

Epic DH line. Not to advanced, but lots of chunder

This “trail” is barely walkable, let alone with a bike. Avoid at all costs

I feel like Ridge should be rated as a Black. I think as another commenter pointed out, the trail is getting more technical over time. There are sections of ridge that have consecutive root drops, and technical steep and chunky rollers. There are also small sections of the uphill sections of ridge that are pretty technical and I see most riders dab.

I did Braille then flow. The pedal out sucked but I liked having more emerge for Braille as it is a bit more physically challenging than Flow. Next time I’ll try Flow first.

It really isn’t that hard and you can go over the gnarly sections slowly if you have decent brakes.

This is a perfect testpiece climb on a gravel bike. Boggy but (barely) passable in wet conditions, and mostly cool and shaded when it’s warm.

If this trail doesn’t provide enough climbing by itself, add on a climb of Borden Hatch Mill and descent of Grabtown Gulch.

If you want a descent, this trail is boring but Whittemore Gulch is waaaay more fun.

Huge amount of tree carnage blocking the trail.

Great trail, rode it for the first time today, It's a little techy in some spots that could maybe make it a black, but for the most part it's a blue, Also this trail could use a haircut, it is slightly overgrown

If you go the way suggested the beginning has a sorta jump line, it's only like 3/4 mile but fast as hell, and the climb after isn't bad. Then the downhill kicks in again, but with a flowier feel, only after you climb back out.

This is not a black - it’s a red. Essentially unrideable. Definitely not rideable up. And was a crappy ride down for the second half. I’ll do it this once but not worth doing it again.

Can someone change this to a black, look at the voting history, also the top part of the trail between Methuselah Fire Road and Fir trail fire road, that is NOT part of the trail, it is a brief fire road that can be climbed and descended. Call it Methuselah Connector.

This is a great way to get your descending legs after climbing for a while. Solid warmup before you drop Braille or Flow. Some swoop natural flow, rock gardens, side hits.

Rode El Granada God's Trail, Spine Ridge (Sully's Trail), and San Vicente Ridge Trail yesterday climbing each one and then descending. Strong climbers will be able to clean almost everything on each of these trails with the exception of maybe one steep washed out section at the very top of Spine Ridge. As far as descents go, I would say El Granada God's Trail was the most fun followed by Spine Ridge and lastly San Vicente Ridge Trail. I don't think San Vicente Ridge Trail was worth it personally although it is the easiest of the climbs. Also, like others mentioned Spine Ridge starts at the bottom of a horse ranch which definitely factors into appropriate speed on the descent.

All trails are clear with the exception of the top ~1/3 of San Vicente Ridge Trail which is pretty overgrown.

One final note - most routes show these trails as loops via gated off roads or from North/South Peak access roads. The climbs on those fire roads are steeper than climbing the trail in my opinion but may be a better option on weekends if it's busy. Mid week, I didn't see another biker, equestrian, or hiker the whole day. Happy trails!

There's very little chunk on this trail compared to something like manzanita or fir trail, it's a fun little trail and Oljon to Steam Donkey makes for the perfect warmup. It's definitely a blue but the tech is super light.

Probably the best trail in the Skeggs and my go-to for a while. It's got just enough tech that the ride doesn't get boring, but it's not a double black pro-line by any means. However, I genuinely think it should be rated black since it has some tech features that might appear difficult for some beginners. It can easily be done on a hardtail as well, it's just a little more fatiguing. The tech is fairly mild, but at no point do I really get nervous with it.

Holy brake bumps Batman y'all gotta figure out how to stay off the stoppers

Excellent smooth climb getting you to great single track.

This is a beautiful trail to climb, with a few rocky and muddy sections, and some steep grippy switchbacks that keep you focused but are totally doable. Watch out for potential pedal strikes in the rutted sections.

This is a beautiful trail to climb, with a few rocky and muddy sections, and some steep grippy switchbacks that keep you focused but are totally doable. Watch out for potential pedal strikes in the rutted sections.

This is a beautiful trail to climb, with a few rocky and muddy sections, and some steep grippy switchbacks that keep you focused but are totally doable. Watch out for potential pedal strikes in the rutted sections.

Could be fun. Needs serious love

Unremarkable trail. Fast, but not much going on. The bottom jumping could be really good, but needs serious love.

Compared to descending "South Peak Hell", this trail was easy. Definitely a challenge to climb the up sections. Very loose & steep, even on my Ebike. But I enjoyed the exploration

Tough and challenging trail on bike

Rode down today. Steep, loose, steep and Roady. Trying to maintain control was almost futile, had to ride off trail into shrubs to actually slow down and regain control. Now friggin way I'd go up.

Not sure how to delete my comment above, but fun trail!

Downed tree on the trail

Great trail. Really fun to climb and the moisture from the fog gives great traction

Great trail. Really fun to climb and the moisture from the fog gives great traction

Great trail. Really fun to climb and the moisture from the fog gives great traction

With too much overgrown bushes. Had to go back opposite way

Rangers reported on this trail issuing speeding tickets

Great trail, just enough chonk to keep it interesting and it flows smoothly like a racetrack. Defenitely worth the climb!

Passable, but definitely would never recommend this to anyone unless you like hiking your bike half a mile straight up a loose and extremely steep hiking trail.

Hiked through earlier in Feb without issue, and biked all of Sea Stallion as well... Not sure where it's impassible?

Impossible to link to South Peak Access Trail. Trail becomes overgrown and needs maintenance. Hiked on 2/27/21

Black if you hit the jumps in the first half. The second half has gotten a bit chunky after the rains and should be rated black as well now. One of the best trails around for sending it.

The north half of this trail as shown is within the watershed property with no public access... This should be redrawn without crossing into that property. Also note the southern half is extremely steep and not worthy of the "access road" descriptor.

How is the trail right now? Is it still running rough from last season?

Heads up! There is a big fallen tree right at the end of the trail before you get spit out on the street. There is no way to avoid it so watch your speed. Can’t tell if someone cut it or natural causes.

Agree with all of the others. If you want it to be super easy ride counter clockwise for a easy flow trail. We went counter to check out the drops before we rode them. Makes for a nice tech uphill, (walked some of it) and you get to see everything before you go. Not too crowded, some hikers.

The video for this trail looks like Methuselah, not North Leaf

Flow trail is very wet right now (and will be more wet after rain this week)! Pls don’t ride until it dries out so the trail doesn’t get ruined

The upper part to Steam Donkey is fun, fun, fun. My 11 year old son developed his skills riding this to Steam Donkey (upper only) to Gordon Mill up. It's a great ~20 minute loop that isn't too technical but just enough variety to learn skills and have fun. Make some noise on blind turns since this is a well hiked trail. More experienced riders will enjoy taking this trail at speed and mastering the switchbacks.

Should be a downhill only trail. Very bumpy ride in several sections. I won't want to do this with a hardtail as my 130mm full suspension is pushed to it's limits. There's a steep, very challenging climb up a steep rock garden to test your skills and strength. Only the best can make it on their first try!

Midpen really should widen the narrowest part. It’s NOT safe to ride next to a cliff. Fun descent and best with a dropper

Best of ECDM. Pick your lines

Flowy and good for connecting to Blue Blossom. Yeah there’s one blind steep climb. Gravel bike can do this too.

Much easier and more shallow climb compared to the other direction to Vista Point, definitely recommend taking this way up.

You like hills? I parked at Quarry Park and rode up to Spine Ridge, then looped back on Highway 1. Spine Ridge on the back section has about 7 decents and climbs. With a pair of 5 Tens + flats + a dropper, I was able to ride down all decents and walked up the hills (I don't recommend clipless). There's one very steep hill similar to "Fast" in Pacifica but way looser. Just drop your seatpost, hang over the rear, and don't lock up the brakes. Good workout and definitely doable. I prefer God's Trail for more flow.

Rode yesterday and this trail has seen better days suuuuper blown out with huge brake holes kinda sad to see hopefully they fix it by next season

Tree down but passable

Tough climb to the top. Downhill section NOT for beginners. My skills are no where near the level needed to ride the downhill section. It's got awesome burms, jumps, tight turns, etc. It's pretty amazing the amount of work folks put into this trail.

So much negativity... Yeah it's tough, but it's certainly do-able... Couple hike-a-bikes in the last third for sure (for me, anyway) but a great challenge!!!

Super fun trail. there are a few sections. Some of the jumps are huge doubles and others are chill tables. The main thing on this trail is probably a 10-foot ladder drop. or the tree line which is made up of big doubles. Some parts of the Trail are blue and others like the tree line and leader drop are black to double black.

The trail is open, and relatively flat. It seems to have been recently graded and “paved” near the parking lot, so it is super un-technical

This is a really great trail with lots of options for difficulty and fun. If you can ride a blue you will make it down no problem. If you want more adventure take the jumps!

Heads up this is closed at Page Mill trailhead, guessing due to ???? risk

Started this trail from EG Blvd side and almost died. The thought actually passed through my mind that I might die on this trail from exhaustion. The climbs are insane!! Just when you think you conquered the last one... think again. The only thing that kept me going was knowing that at some point I would reach Spine Ridge Trail and have some downhill fun. By the time I got to Spine Ridge I barely had enough energy to stay on my bike and ride to the bottom.

One of most fun ride sections within Wilder Ranch. Trails are getting pretty beat up from all the traffic. Still very nice ride clockwise loop.

Fast trail, Especially after second climb. Water bars come out of nowhere, even when scanning ahead. Be careful with hikers coming up trail. I’ve ridden this trail couple of times in last two weeks and there were no views in AM because of dense fog.

eBiking is allowed

eBiking is allowed

Haven't ridden this yet, but I'm so stoked to have found this because I'm moving to Linda Mar soon and this will be my back yard! Thank you in advance, trail builders! So stoked!

Great trail with phenomenal views. As the description says, the water bars will buck you if you're not ready for them.

Tree down across trail just north of turn for steam donkey

Ridge is getting more technical as it erodes

good descent, some mild technical features on the top half and good flow trail at the bottom.

Trail is super overgrown with poison oak between the creek and the canyon trail

This trail is not blue! It’s super easy green.

full send this shit boys it’s light i ayte it a couple times but just get right back up on that horse and send

Super fun and steep easy blue

Loved this trail! Went the day after it had rained and the trail was already nice and dry. The climb up is nice and long, reminds me of Tiger Mountain in Washington state. Doable for all kinds of bikers. The way down is fast and windy, which is fantastic! Be careful with hikers though. It’s a shared trail. We had to hard tails going up but we saw e-bikes and full suspensions on the trail. Good for a kinds. We took out time, so went up in about 1 hour. But others went up much faster.