Mountain Bike

5,075 ft

Distance

78 ft

Climb

-514 ft

Descent

00:12:38

Avg time

Steam Donkey Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Redwood City, California
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular in reverse
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Moderate
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

No
Global Ranking

#22370 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking

A combination of old skid roads and new trails with quite different character. Re-routed in 2019.

The (new) uppermost section was opened in 2014 as part of the first phase of the Oljon reroute. It has reasonable grade and several switchbacks.
The middle section has a combination of narrow trails and old roads, with some reasonable grades and an extremely steep pitch or two.
Both these sections are good in both directions.

The lowest section (below Gordon Mill) is a steep old road, only ridden downhill.

Note: The (old) uppermost eastern section connecting to Skyline Blvd was completely decommissioned in 2019 and is no longer visible on this map, but it was a very steep rutted road only ridden downhill.

Local Trail Association

Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers (www.svmtb.org)
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for Steam Donkey mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-437 ft
Altitude min

1,523 ft
Altitude max

1,960 ft
Altitude start

1,960 ft
Altitude end

1,522 ft
Grade

-8.6%
Grade max

-50.1%
Grade min

24.9%
Distance climb

1,220 ft
Distance down

3,855 ft
Avg time

00:12:38
Avg reverse time

00:09:40
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Status:

on Dec 16, 2020

Ideal

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
White
Green
Blue
Black
Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

Past Week

12 rides
16 miles avg distance

6 Months

159 rides
12 miles avg distance

Photos

51 |

Jul 6, 2019 @ 5:34pm

Jul 6, 2019

Trail Lists

Bike Na - Skeggs Route (2 Cars)
12 trails

Routes with this trail

title	rating	distance
Skeggs Figure 8 Loop		10 miles
My Insane Mind		14 miles
Skegg's 20 Mile		20 miles

2 Reviews & Comments

Score Time

jizgrey

(Jan 6, 2019 at 1:32)

One of the gnarliest trails in the park. This is a one way descent in the opposite direction from what is suggested on the map here. Loose and bumpy fun.

[Reply]

deln78 (Jul 16, 2019 at 13:13)

The bottom part from Gordon Mill to Spring Board is one of the best trail segments in the park (going downhill). Chunky goodness.

[Reply]

Videos

Oljon 1,316 ft
Steam Donkey (connector) 2,264 ft
Spring Board 4,521 ft
Lawrence Creek 4,678 ft
Crossover 4,718 ft

El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve

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status	date	description
	Dec 16, 2020 @ 9:39am Dec 16, 2020
	Nov 19, 2020 @ 8:25am Nov 19, 2020	Small tree down; easy roll-over
	Oct 5, 2020 @ 10:34am Oct 5, 2020	Low hanging tree at the top that you can ride under. Tree down across trail lower down that you can bunny hop over. Be aware of both though.
	Jul 3, 2020 @ 5:35pm Jul 3, 2020
	Mar 12, 2020 @ 4:46pm Mar 12, 2020

Steam Donkey