12.6 miles
Distance
1,875 ft
Climb
-1,864 ft
Descent
1,054 ft
High Point

Longer route in china camp to catch some of the blue trails

Detailed Description
China Camp is a 13 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near China Camp California. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 16 trails. This route climbs 1,875 ft with a max elevation of 1,054 ft then descends -1,864 ft.
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27 Reviews & Comments

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EricfiVhA (Jul 30, 2022 at 16:55)
Trail Knight Drive Extension
Wish I had read the previous comment. Don't ride up this unless you're in peak physical condition or like hiking steep hills with a bike
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Weenlien (Sep 20, 2021 at 6:55)
Trail Scettrini Fire Road
Super fast straight descent. Hardly used. Hot dry and dusty
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smgishot13 (Feb 14, 2021 at 7:34)
Trail Knight Drive Extension
Don’t try to ride this up from the bottom junction it’s too steep. You’ll hike a bike the bottom half.
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mtbflauto (Jan 28, 2021 at 21:25)
Trail Bay View Trail
trilerr You mean a green?
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mtbflauto (Jan 28, 2021 at 21:25)
Trail Bay View Trail
trilerr You mean a green?
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mtbflauto (Jan 28, 2021 at 21:25)
Trail Bay View Trail
trilerr You mean a green?
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trilerr (Dec 26, 2020 at 18:34)
Trail Back Ranch Fire Trail
Top part is really really rutted out and rocky. If you’re a beginner you’ll probably walk your bike quite a bit. Don’t let the fire road designation fool you.
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trilerr (Dec 26, 2020 at 18:31)
Trail Bay View Trail
The trail itself isn’t really hard, but a lot of sections are narrow and if you mess up, it’ll be a while before you stop down the fairly steep hillside. Not for the faint hearted. I don’t think it should be a blue honestly.
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trilerr (Dec 26, 2020 at 18:31)
Trail Bay View Trail
The trail itself isn’t really hard, but a lot of sections are narrow and if you mess up, it’ll be a while before you stop down the fairly steep hillside. Not for the faint hearted. I don’t think it should be a blue honestly.
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trilerr (Dec 26, 2020 at 18:31)
Trail Bay View Trail
The trail itself isn’t really hard, but a lot of sections are narrow and if you mess up, it’ll be a while before you stop down the fairly steep hillside. Not for the faint hearted. I don’t think it should be a blue honestly.
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mtbflauto (Nov 5, 2020 at 15:18)
Trail Oak Ridge
best trail in china camp
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mtbflauto (Nov 5, 2020 at 15:18)
Trail Oak Ridge
best trail in china camp
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winstonstruye (Aug 9, 2020 at 20:35)
Trail JT Howell
Getting a little overgrown but very fun, definitely the trickiest (marked on Trailforks) trail in this area. Definitely check it out
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winstonstruye (Aug 9, 2020 at 20:35)
Trail JT Howell
Getting a little overgrown but very fun, definitely the trickiest (marked on Trailforks) trail in this area. Definitely check it out
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davidtzlu (Jul 20, 2020 at 18:29)
Trail Bay View Trail
Shoreline trail is for beginners. This is for advanced beginners or people who ride easy blue trails. A real blast though!
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davidtzlu (Jul 20, 2020 at 18:29)
Trail Bay View Trail
Shoreline trail is for beginners. This is for advanced beginners or people who ride easy blue trails. A real blast though!
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davidtzlu (Jul 20, 2020 at 18:29)
Trail Bay View Trail
Shoreline trail is for beginners. This is for advanced beginners or people who ride easy blue trails. A real blast though!
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newbermuda (Jan 17, 2020 at 12:49)
Trail Back Ranch Fire Trail
Challenging climb if you get bored of the main loop
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rgon23 (Oct 19, 2019 at 19:59)
Trail Shoreline Trail
Lower part still closed.
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rgon23 (Oct 19, 2019 at 19:59)
Trail Shoreline Trail
Lower part still closed.
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acyclist (Sep 29, 2019 at 16:52)
Trail Gold Hill Fire Rd
Steep sections and a lot of fist-sized loose rock all over the road. I went downhill, didn’t seem like a great uphill road.
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acyclist (Sep 29, 2019 at 16:50)
Trail Scettrini Fire Road
Start is off a private road. Typical Marin County Fire Road.... Some very steep sections and loose dirt. If you’re in very good shape you might be able to pedal all the way.
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Mtnehring (Jul 14, 2019 at 21:08)
Trail Scettrini Fire Road
Hacienda. This is a pretty aggressive climb. Be prepared for mostly uphill and keep your momentum.
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Mtnehring (Jul 14, 2019 at 21:06)
Trail Scettrini Fire Road
Tried this trail as it’s probably the closet thing to my house. Entered off
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Tonymosa (Dec 26, 2018 at 16:00)
Trail Back Ranch Fire Trail
Finally went down. Not worth it. I’ll stay on the Loop next time. Get the miles in.
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Tonymosa (Dec 26, 2018 at 15:52)
Trail JT Howell
Sweet trail, worth finding.
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Tonymosa (Dec 26, 2018 at 15:52)
Trail JT Howell
Sweet trail, worth finding.
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  • Riding area
    China Camp
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Ridelogs
    146
More Stats for China Camp mountain bike route
  • Altitude change
    9 ft
  • Altitude min
    15 ft
  • Altitude start
    77 ft
  • Altitude end
    85 ft
  • Grade max
    -36.5%
  • Grade min
    40.6%
  • Distance climb
    6 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile
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Riding the JT Howell Trail
Riding the JT Howell Trail
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China Camp Memorial Day 2016
China Camp Memorial Day 2016
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Jun 14, 2016
After a weekend of driving up the Lost Coast. We decided to come back down and go ride for the last day off. It was a good day. Song is...

Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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JT Howell
Dec 4, 2022 @ 6:23pm
Dec 4, 2022
Damp, but not too muddy (as of Friday 12/2). Great soil!
Bay View Trail
Dec 4, 2022 @ 10:23am
Dec 4, 2022
Damp, but not too muddy (as of Friday 12/2). Great soil!
Echo
Dec 4, 2022 @ 10:23am
Dec 4, 2022
Damp, but not too muddy (as of Friday 12/2). Great soil!
Bay Hills Drive
Nov 26, 2022 @ 10:34am
Nov 26, 2022
Oak Ridge
Nov 14, 2022 @ 2:46am
Nov 14, 2022
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