3,497 ft

Distance

-383 ft

Descent

00:03:44

Avg time

Cinderella Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Joaquin Miller Park (JMP)
Oakland, California
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (17 votes)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM, XC, Gravel
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Physical Rating

Moderate
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
Family Friendly

Yes
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Rock Garden
Ride in Rain

Yes
Global Ranking
#774 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #42091 in Trail Running
- #9101 in Hiking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 35 in Hiking
Land Owner

City of Oakland

This trail between Bayview Sequoia and Sunset Trail is a flowy downhill trail. For new or intermediate riders, it has features that are quite technical. Several of them come up fast without clean sight lines. Take it easy on your first ride.

The trail can be very fast when ridden to potential. It has some (side of the trail) kickers (all of which can be avoided), one relatively steep rock garden section. Stay to the far left if you want an easier route. Don't ride the right line through the rock garden unless you are a capable rider. This is the section that gives it a black diamond rating, and the evil sister moniker.

BTCEB built a reroute near the bottom that includes some tight turns (read switchbacks). If you visit Joaquin Miller Park this is a must ride trail.

It is rated Black due to relative difficulty to other JMP blue trails.

Local Trail Association

Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Cinderella multi-use trail trail

Altitude change

-383 ft
Altitude min

999 ft
Altitude max

1,382 ft
Altitude start

1,382 ft
Altitude end

997 ft
Grade

-10.9%
Grade max

-38.2%
Grade min

-1.1%
Distance down

3,497 ft
Avg time

00:03:44
Avg reverse time

00:04:17
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Status:

on Mar 16, 2023

Wet

Avg: 4 (54 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Directions to cinderella-4914 trailhead (37.816400, -122.181930)

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Cinderella Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Mar 16, 2023 @ 8:32am Mar 16, 2023	Tree down at the entrance, spots of mud here and there
	Mar 16, 2023 @ 8:00am Mar 16, 2023	Tree down.
	Mar 1, 2023 @ 12:33pm Mar 1, 2023	Tree down across the whole trail, at the water crossing before the rock garden
	Feb 13, 2023 @ 1:08pm Feb 13, 2023	trees are leaning for low clearance at entrance. conditions normal after that.
	Feb 8, 2023 @ 12:44am Feb 8, 2023	There are some low hanging branches at the entrance

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

42 rides
13 miles avg distance

6 Months

945 rides
12 miles avg distance

All

14,120 rides
Last: Mar 20, 2023

Technical Trail Features (TTF)

Rock Garden
Rock Garden

Photos

20 |

Feb 13, 2023 @ 1:07pm

Feb 13, 2023

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Jun 14, 2022 @ 9:16pm

Jun 14, 2022

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Jun 14, 2022 @ 9:15pm

Jun 14, 2022

168 |

Apr 6, 2022 @ 3:47pm

Apr 6, 2022

Routes with this trail

title	distance
Joaquin Miller Park Big Trees and Cinderella loop	8 miles
Joaquin Miller Killer	10 miles
Red Tail Soaring Hawk JMP Skyline Loop	31 miles
Cinderella And Big Trees (Inner And Outer) Route	6 miles

11 Reviews & Comments

Score Time Post Comment

dangernoodle92808

(Dec 1, 2022 at 11:27)

Short but very fun. Rode it twice on a weekday and only ran into one group of hikers. It's more of a difficult blue than a black, the most difficult I think are the steep rock gardens where you need to really think about your lines.

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vermeulenaidan

(Aug 4, 2022 at 11:09)

Running really nicely even with the chunkiness, due to erosion from winter rains - BTCEB has been doing trail work prepping Cinderella, Chapparal and Castle Park for the upcoming enduro race August 6th (and we still need volunteers - link to sign up: m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0e49a9aa28a5fac43-jmpenduro )

After the race, will need help 8/13 to repair and improve trails - if you have the time, come and volunteer!

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dmitrim

(May 10, 2022 at 10:46)

Cinderella and El Chapparal are the best trails (the only tech trails) in this park. A must ride. Speed is your friend but only if you know what you are doing. Fun small optional drop at the bottom of Cinderella.

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ChrispyTran

(Nov 21, 2021 at 10:10)

Thank you to the person(s) that polished up the jumps. Feels more like a proper DH track these days pretty rough over the holes and bumps but i love how rowdy it can get at speed.

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pjweb925

(Nov 15, 2020 at 11:10)

The light rain has made Cinderella fast and mostly flowy. Go early and set a new PR before all the hikers.

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Fastlife (Oct 21, 2020 at 11:10)

This is my favorite trail in the San Francisco Bay Area I come out here probably once a week al the way from Walnut Creek this thing is sweet would definitely recommend

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CoachAscanio (Aug 21, 2020 at 8:10)

Great trail with some fun roughness and tight switchbacks at the end that will test your bike handling skills.

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mtbflauto

(Aug 16, 2020 at 9:39)

the reason why I only rode this trail once is because of the rougggghhh braking bumps.... be warned. heavily used trail.

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GriffAir

(Apr 16, 2019 at 0:12)

The erosion makes that “potential black diamond” section no joke... but it’s still manageable. Speed is your friend. Great trail. Switchbacks at the end require some nifty low speed bike handling.