Lower Backcountry Loop

Mostly Blue trail with some knarly black/double black bits.Going west to East, very very tight and steep switchbacks. I did a lot of hike a bike .

For the Dogs

For someone who has had two Hamster eras, it was a bit of a shock to return to trails that were once a fun, steep and empty fitness loop in the aughts and find that this loop is now dominated by loose dogs and their owners. Its awesome that that this fido crew now has a place to play off leash on trails inside the city—and totally in favor of giving all user groups their dedicated zones—but be prepared to be in the minority as a cyclist and be ready for around 25-50 loose dogs (mostly with respectful owners) on a weekend ride. It’s now their zone. Still fun and steep short loop with moderately challenging descents…but more matched as a place to roll if your border collie wants to run a little loose on your ride. Use the power line trail to turn this into a lollipop loop, the last section southwest is a super steep hike-a-bike with semi-pro steep downs.

Very technical, I would say black or double black in some spots. Very steep. The beginning is very mellow though. Very tight switch backs farther in the trail that were barely doable on a bike.