Mountain Bike

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

	San Pedro Mountain Crest				3,409 ft
	San Pedro DH				597 ft
	San Pedro Mountain Crest				3,205 ft
	San Pedro DH				505 ft
	San Pedro Mountain Crest				190 ft
	Boy Scout Trail				1,631 ft
	Boy Scout Connector				2,008 ft
	South Peak Access Road				1,785 ft
	South Peak Hell				2,208 ft
	Sea Stallion				2,838 ft
	Spine Ridge Traverse				2 miles
	Gods Trail				2 miles
	Dirt Jumps				974 ft
	Coral Reef Backdoor				3,438 ft
	Vista Point Fire Road (ALT)				3,015 ft
	South Ridge Fire Road				4,249 ft
	700 Club				1,204 ft
	Black Mamba				1,411 ft
	Middle Ridge Connector Fire Road				453 ft
	Girl Scout				4,902 ft
	Purisima Creek Trail				4 miles
	El Corte de Madera Creek				3 miles
	North Leaf				3,123 ft
	Methuselah				2 miles
	Manzanita				4,967 ft
	Steam Donkey				4,951 ft
	Oljon				2 miles
	Meadow				2,838 ft
	Crazy Pete's Road				1,818 ft
	Hawk				2,713 ft
	Ancient Oaks Trail				3,425 ft
	Ridge 3				1,135 ft
	Upper White Oak				1 mile
	Stevens Creek Nature Trail - Upper Entrance				676 ft
	Indian Creek				1 mile
	Grizzly Flat				2 miles
	Peters Creek Connector				1,637 ft
	Bay Area Ridge Trail				1,020 ft
	Saratoga Gap Trail				2 miles
	Skyline Trail				2 miles
	John Nicholas				3 miles
	John Nicholas Trail				2 miles
	Ridge Trail				2 miles
	Braille DH				1 mile
	Flow Trail 1				4,557 ft
	Flow Trail 2				1,906 ft
	Flow Trail 3				2,490 ft
	Flow Trail 4				1,280 ft
	Flow Trail 6				3,898 ft
	Corral Road				1 mile
	Corral Trail				2,789 ft
	Coastal Rail Trail				1 mile
	Highway 1 Bike Path				1 mile
	Wilder Ranch Connector				1,112 ft
	Enchanted Loop				1 mile
	Old Cabin				5,052 ft
	Wild Boar				2,346 ft
	Engelsman Reroute				4,180 ft
	West Engelsman Reroute (new)				5,098 ft

Details

Riding area

Pedro Mountain
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Black Diamond
Route Type

Point to Point
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Extreme

More Stats for Best of the Bay Area Bike Packing Adventure mountain bike route

Avg time

37 hr 7 min
Altitude change

-113 ft
Altitude min

6 ft
Altitude start

169 ft
Altitude end

56 ft
Grade max

-103.5%
Grade min

63.1%
Distance climb

78 miles
Distance down

74 miles
Distance flat

14 miles

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trail	date	description
El Corte de Madera Creek	Jul 11, 2025 @ 7:24pm 1 day	Overgrown.
Manzanita	Jul 9, 2025 @ 3:22pm Jul 9, 2025	Overgrown
Boy Scout Trail	Jul 3, 2025 @ 1:16pm Jul 3, 2025
San Pedro Mountain Crest	Jul 3, 2025 @ 1:16pm Jul 3, 2025
Black Mamba	Jun 28, 2025 @ 9:37am Jun 28, 2025