El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve

NileGuide Expert Says:

The best mountain biking on the Peninsula. The ride from Skeggs Point maxes out the singletrack.

Address:

Skyline Blvd.
Menlo Park, CA 94064

Phone:

(650) 691-1200

Description:

This loop hits several of the best singletracks in the park: - From Skegg's Point, bike north on Skyline Blvd to gate on left - Enter gate and take a sharp L onto a paved road - After a 0.2 mile climb, paved road ends at the beginning of the Fir Trail, a wide fireroad - Follow the mostly downhill Fir Trail 1.0 mi to a junction with Resolution Trail - R onto Resolution Trail, here begins the singletrack - Descend Resolution trail for 1.1 miles until a junction with El Corte de Madera Creek Trail - L downhill onto El Corte de Madera Creek Trail, follow 0.9 miles down and then up a short climb to the junction of the North Leaf Trail - L on the North Leaf Trail and follow the mostly level trail for 0.7 miles to the junction with the Methuselah Trail - L down the Methuselah Trail and follow 0.7 miles to the junction of the Giant Salamander Trail - R on the Giant Salamander Trail and climb most of the 0.9 miles to the junction with the Timberview Trail - L on the Timberview trail and gradually climb 0.6 miles to the junction with the Manzanita Trail - Sharp Left uphill on the Manzanita Trail and follow mostly uphill for 1.1 miles to a four-way junction with the Methuselah Trail - Proceed straight through the junction for 0.1 miles to the junction with the Fir Trail - R onto the Fir Trail and follow 0.7 miles to Skegg's Point the way you started the loop

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