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Lower Rock Creek
bike trail

8 miles

Distance

313 ft

Climb

-2,252 ft

Descent

01:00:36

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Lower Rock Creek Trail

BLM
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USFS
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Lower Rock Creek Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Bishop
Bishop, California
AKA

Rock Creek
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Moderate
Season

April-November
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking

#16286 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
Land Manager

BLM Bishop

One of the area's best singletrack trails with a few ride options from a longer out and back, shuttle, or a lap or two on the upper sections for a quick fix. The trail is in somewhat sandy substrate so running a lower tire pressure is nice but its super easy to pinch flat in the rocks. The lower "gorge" section is a "Intermediate/Difficult" rocky commitment so plan accordingly.

More Stats for Lower Rock Creek bike trail

Altitude change

-1,938 ft
Altitude min

4,943 ft
Altitude max

6,882 ft
Altitude start

6,882 ft
Altitude end

4,943 ft
Grade max

-59.387%
Grade min

43.548%
Distance climb

1 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

2,590 ft
Avg time

01:00:36
Avg reverse time

01:17:38
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Status:

on May 27, 2019

Dry

Avg: 4.55 (7 votes)

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Directions to lower-rock-creek trailhead (37.557010, -118.659600)

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Lower Rock Creek Trail Reports

status	date	description
	May 27, 2019 @ 11:03pm May 27, 2019	Nice flow - lower third rips with some scrabble and hike-a-bikes.
	May 14, 2019 @ 10:32pm May 14, 2019	Bit overgrown on the lower half. Fantastic otherwise
	May 4, 2019 @ 4:26pm May 4, 2019	Tom's Place to sections 1 & 2 and back
	Apr 29, 2019 @ 4:41pm Apr 29, 2019	Some muddy puddles, full wet part on third section, but otherwise dry
	Apr 3, 2019 @ 10:58pm Apr 3, 2019	No snow after first road crossing for rest of downhill. Top section mostly rideable, but a few long snow patches remain. One downed sapling in the...

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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161 rides

Photos

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2 Reviews & Comments

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DPoole166 (Jul 5, 2018 at 16:27)

A tight technical trail that is a constant climb. There is a lot of loose rock and the trail is next to a creek with fast moving water. The water is ice cold so it makes for a good break to cool off in the water. Lots of weed over growth and lots of thorny plants. My legs were quite scratched up.

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mdnadon112 (Jul 7, 2019 at 20:16)

Super flowy up top with a choppy bottom half. Super fun you can be on the pedals almost the entire way and pick up speed. Super challenging to see if you can maintain speed while going down some of the most technical Trail. This Trail is about as fast as you want to pedal.

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