5,075 ft
Distance
78 ft
Climb
-514 ft
Descent
00:12:38
Avg time
Steam Donkey Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaEl Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve
Redwood City, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular in reverse
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#22370 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity55 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.
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More Stats for Steam Donkey mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-437 ft
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Altitude min1,523 ft
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Altitude max1,960 ft
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Altitude start1,960 ft
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Altitude end1,522 ft
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Grade-8.6%
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Grade max-50.1%
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Grade min24.9%
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Distance climb1,220 ft
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Distance down3,855 ft
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Avg time00:12:38
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Avg reverse time00:09:40
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Trail Conditions
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
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- Closed
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- 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
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Steam Donkey Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 12 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 159 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 371 rides
Trail Lists
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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.
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Nearby Trails
- Oljon 1,316 ft
- Steam Donkey (connector) 2,264 ft
- Spring Board 4,521 ft
- Lawrence Creek 4,678 ft
- Crossover 4,718 ft
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