Mountain Bike

12.0 miles

Distance

2,818 ft

Climb

-2,838 ft

Descent

2,363 ft

High Point

Oljon + Steam Donkey to warm up, then a quick crossover to the other fire road, followed by a short climb, then a run down manzanita, turn the other way on the fire road and head downhill to Giant Salamander, then climb out of it on Methuselah. Next, come down fir trail, and climb back out, this time all the way until you get to Sierra Morena, and then enjoy an easy downhill/flat trail with a few bumps to get over. Great ride overall, In my opinion, here's the difficulty
Oljon - Green
Steam Donkey - Blue
Manzanita - Black
Giant Salamander - Blue
Fir Trail - Black
Sierra Morena - Green
It's not that bad of a ride, the fire roads aren't super steep or anything, their a little long but not too bad.

Detailed Description

Best skeggs trails in a short distance is a 12 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Redwood City California. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 2 trails. This route climbs 2,818 ft with a max elevation of 2,363 ft then descends -2,838 ft.

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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (www.openspace.org)

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Trails in Route

	Steam Donkey				4,951 ft
	Crossover				1,302 ft

Details

Riding area

Redwood City
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

76

More Stats for Best skeggs trails in a short distance mountain bike route

Avg time

1 hr 56 min
Altitude min

1,396 ft
Altitude start

2,212 ft
Altitude end

2,192 ft
Grade max

-99.9%
Grade min

44.8%
Distance climb

6 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2,195 ft

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Crossover	Apr 10, 2025 @ 8:26am Apr 10, 2025
	Steam Donkey	Jul 3, 2024 @ 9:25pm Jul 3, 2024		Small tree down across trail, can ride over or around