From: landauer@morocco.Eng.Sun.COM (Doug Landauer)
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.rides
Subject: RFC:  USENET Guide to SF Bay Area Mountain Bike Trails
Date: 3 Jan 1993 00:25:40 GMT
Organization: Sun
Distribution: ba
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 *** REQUEST FOR CONTRIBUTIONS ***

Ultra Design asked:
> > Subject: Re: Mtn. Biking In [Northern] California
> > Hello fellow mountainbikers,
> > I am from Washington state, and I am looking for some rides in
> > Northern California, and San Francisco area this Christmas break!

Oops, sorry, I guess I'm a little late for that.

Greg @redeye.ebay.sun responded with [omitted] short descriptions
of Lake Chabot, Mission Peak, and Nisene Marks ...

> These are a few of my favorites.  I'm sure that the many other mtn
> bikers in the bay area will offer more choices.

This is/was getting to be a Frequently Asked Question on this newly-
created newsgroup, so a couple of months ago (just after the split),
I started putting together a guide of sorts.  It's missing a lot, and
there are probably inaccuracies, but this is the sort of guide that
I suspect people who ask this FAQ would like to see.   Can anyone
help me by contributing short descriptions of the rides/trails/parks
that I haven't had a chance to go on?

I've restricted distribution of this message to "ba" (although I know
that that restriction doesn't really mean much), because Bay Area riders
are more likely to be able to contribute descriptions.  Once it's more
complete, I plan to request that the guide be put onto the rec.bicycles.ftp
archives.

So far, I just list one ride per park or trailhead.

Here is a list of the Bay Area parks where I've heard of MTB trails,
but for which I do not yet have ride descriptions (most of them
are because I haven't had a chance to ride there yet):

    AlamedaCreek    ECdMOSP         PtReyes         Tilden
    Annadel         GGNRA           RedwoodOakland  WestCliff
    Bolinas         HenryCoe        SamTaylor       Wildcat
    Briones         JoeGrant        SawyerCamp
    CoyoteCreek     KennedyRd       Sugarloaf
    Diablo          MissionPeak     Tamalpais

(These are my filenames for the places; most are obvious, but
maybe not these:  GGNRA == "Golden Gate National Recreation Area"
and ECdMOSP == "El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve".)

Following is a list of ones I've started a description for, but
the description and/or the distances/times need to be refined:

    AlumRock       CoyoteHills    LakeChabot     Purisima
    Arastradero    FOOSP          LosGatosCreek  SaratogaGap
    BigBasin       HenryCowell    Montebello     UCSC

Finally, here's a list of the ones I have written:

    FallCreek(CLOSED)  MTVShoreline     SoquelDemo
    GrizzlyFlat        NiseneMarks      WilderRanch

Please send me a note if you are interested in contributing, even if
it takes awhile before you have time to write your contribution.

Thanks in advance ...
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P.S. Here's a shar file which includes a template for the format in
which I'd like to see the ride descriptions (to keep 'em consistent),
and a whole put-together version of the current incomplete guide:

  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- cut here ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
#! /bin/sh
# This is a shell archive, meaning:
# 1. Remove everything above the #! /bin/sh line.
# 2. Save the resulting text in a file.
# 3. Execute the file with /bin/sh (not csh) to create:
#	Template
#	BayGuide.txt
# This archive created: Sat Jan  2 16:19:54 1993
export PATH; PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:$PATH
if test -f 'Template'
then
	echo shar: "will not over-write existing file 'Template'"
else
cat << \SHAR_EOF > 'Template'
Name:           |>What you call this park or trail or route<|
"OTE" Ratings:	|>Your rating of it, in a concise form like O9/T7/E3 <|
Distance:       |>How far does the ride go?<|
Time:           |>How much time does the ride normally take?<|
Climb:          |>How much altitude gain is done on the ride?
		  (omit this if you don't know)<|

Description:
    |> Brief description of trail, including highlights, what
       to watch for, what to watch out for, why you like this
       ride, what makes it special or unique, and notes and
       details, if you like, about what led to the ratings. <|

Directions to the start:
    |> BRIEF description of how to get to the starting point.
       Give short directions which assume that people know where
       the nearby freeways, highways, or other arterials are; or
       directions from the nearest reasonably convenient BART,
       Caltrain, or other public transit stop, if there are any.
       Assume that people have overall area maps, but not
       necessarily detailed street maps of the local vicinity.
       Assume that they can figure out from the map what "north"
       really is.  Look at a map to verify that *you* know what
       "north" really is.  :-) <|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |> Short (if possible) description of the route itself <|
SHAR_EOF
fi
if test -f 'BayGuide.txt'
then
	echo shar: "will not over-write existing file 'BayGuide.txt'"
else
cat << \SHAR_EOF > 'BayGuide.txt'
		    *** DRAFT ***

     USENET Guide to San Francisco Bay Area Mountain Bike Trails

Table of Contents

    == Introduction
    == East Bay
    == Santa Cruz Mountains (and SF peninsula)
    == North Bay
    == (Relatively) Flat Rides
    == Resources, Acknowledgements, Disclaimer

Introduction
    This is a list of Mountain Bike rides in and around the greater San
    Francisco Bay Area.  I split up the lands around bay into three
    regional categories: the North Bay, the East Bay, and the Santa Cruz
    Mountains; a fourth category, Flat Rides, lists some of the longer
    (mostly paved) bike-trails and flatter rides, most of them pretty
    close to the bay.

Explanation of the Ratings:
    I like to rate these rides on a set of three 1-10 scales.
    Some are very subjective; some are dependent on your skill,
    experience level, and overall fitness.

    Overall:  (very subjective:  How much do you like this ride?
	       Here, consider things not otherwise rated, like beauty,
	       crowdedness, convenience, danger (to you or to your
	       bike), as well as the T/E ratings below.
	       1 == feh ... 10 == Wowie!)

    Technical:  (1==flat wide dirt (or even paved) road; 10==steep and
		 scary singletrack, much technical skill needed to
		 stay on the bike; sort of an average is desired here
		 if the ride has a lot of variety)

    Effort:  (How much effort is needed for this ride?  Sort of a
	      combination of how steep and how long is this ride?
	      E.g., a long but flat ride and a shorter but steep
	      one might both get high E ratings.
	      1==easy ... 10==lots of effort required)

    Other factors that affect how much you like the ride should
    be listed in the ride description; these could include some
    of the things mentioned above that affected your Overall rating,
    or could give details on what led to the T or E rating.  Examples:

	- Beauty of surroundings (e.g., "This ride stays in
	  under the Redwoods most of the way, except for a
	  couple of wonderful views of Monterey Bay.")

	- Dangers to bike & body (e.g., "Watch out for bears!",
	  or "Very rocky -- could well damage your bike.")

	- Crowdedness, Convenience, Exposure (in either the
	  climber's or the rescue-worker's sense), 

	- Breakdown of the T or E rating (e.g., "T is only 4
	  because about 75% of the ride is dirt road.  But the
	  other 25% is some very interesting singletrack.  Novices
	  may have to dismount in spots.")
-- 


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East Bay Rides
---- --- -----

Need a contributor here, for any general notes about rides over
on this side of the bay.

Index for the EBAY region:

O5/T4/E3 ~7 miles?, 30-45 minutes -- Alum Rock County Park
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Briones
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Mt Diablo
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- HenryCoe
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- JoeGrant
O?/T?/E? ~15 miles, ?unk -- Anthony Chabot Regional Park
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Mission Peak Regional Preserve
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- RedwoodOakland
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Tilden
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Wildcat

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Name:		Alum Rock County Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O5/T4/E3
Distance:       ~7 miles?
Time:           30-45 minutes

Description:
    A reasonably nice city park, good viewspot at the top. Mostly dirt
    road, with some short sections of technical downhill singletrack.

Directions to the start:
    Find I680; take Berryessa (east) or Capitol Ave. (south) exit.
    (From Berryessa, turn right onto Capitol.)  Then left onto
    Penitencia, to its end at a chained gate with a dirt parking lot.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    There's a big "Alum Rock County Park" sign up on the cliff;
    enter the park to its right, up the trail next to some rough
    wooden steps.  Follow the trail on up to the "Youth Science
    Institute", then go left onto paved road, and up and up to
    Eagle Rock (elev. 795').  Take mostly right turns on the way
    down, and then a left.  << These directions need help >>.

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:		Briones
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:           Mt Diablo
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		HenryCoe
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		JoeGrant
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Anthony Chabot Regional Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ~15 miles
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    NONE YET, except for this tip:
    (This ride isn't really complete without a stop afterwards, at
     "Los Imperiales" in Hayward, for burritos.)

Directions to the start:
    From I580 in San Leandro, exit at Fairmont Drive.  Take an immediate
    left as you come off the exit, then take an immediate right onto
    Fairmont Drive.  Fairmont merges with Lake Chabot Road; there is a
    sign for the marina on your left.  You can avoid the fee if you park
    out on Lake Chabot Rd across from the marina, or pay and park inside.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Meander around the lake on the paved East Shore trail.  Climb
    Macgregor George trail.  Up & down the "Ten Hills" (aka "Ten Sisters")
    trail.  Out & down Redwood Road, past the Willow Park Golf Course (or
    stop here for refills).  Major climb up Brandon trail, along the East
    Bay Skyline National Recreation Trail (a segment of the [not-yet-
    complete] Bay Area Ridge Trail).  A swooping series of downhills
    followed by a few more climbs bring the Lake back into view, then get
    onto the paved West Shore Trail (a heavily multi-use trail, requiring
    judicious reduction in speed) to return to the marina and the end of
    the ride.

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:		Mission Peak Regional Preserve
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		RedwoodOakland
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Tilden
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Wildcat
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|


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Rides in the Santa Cruz Mountains
----- -- --- ----- ---- ---------

I consider this area to include the entire SF Peninsula; from what I can
tell, the richest parts for MTB trails are (1) along Skyline (highway 35)
between highway 9 and 92, and (2) near Santa Cruz.

Along Skyline, which goes along the ridge of the Peninsula here, there are
several Open Space Preserves.  Each has some trails, and a reasonable map
of each preserve is usually available at its parking areas.  But they're
all separate maps, and tend not to show you very well what other OSP's or
County Parks are reachable by trail from there.  For that purpose, the
Krebs maps (mentioned in the Resources section) are what you really need.

A work-in-progress in this area is the "Bay Area Ridge Trail" (also
mentioned in the "Resources" section).  Eventually, this trail is intended
to be a 400-mile long trail going all the way around the SF Bay.  (I don't
believe that the whole thing will allow Mountain Bikes, but much of the SF
Peninsula section will.)

Index for the SCMTNS region:

O5/T6/E4 6 to 8 miles, ~1 hour -- Arastradero Preserve
O7/T2/E5 ?unk, ?unk -- Big Basin Redwoods State Park
O?/T?/E? ?8 miles, ?unk -- El Corte De Madera O.S.P.
O0/T0/E0 N/A, N/A -- Fall Creek is CLOSED
O7/T6/E5 ?unk, ?unk -- Fremont Older O.S.P./Stevens Creek County Park
O8/T6/E4 ?unk, 1 hour -- Grizzly Flat/Long Ridge
O8/T6/E7 ?8 miles, 1.5 hours -- Henry Cowell State Park
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- KennedyRd
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Montebello/Black Mountain/Stevens Canyon Loop
O8/T6/E8 10-25 miles, 2-5 hours -- The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
O8/T9/E7 12-24 miles, 2-5 hours -- Soquel Demonstration Forest
O5/T6/E8 ?unk, ?3 hours -- Purisima Creek Redwoods O.S.P.
O9/T7/E5 ?unk, ?unk -- SLVJHS
O7/T7/E5 ?unk, 2 hours -- Saratoga Gap/Long Ridge
O6/T2/E3 ?unk, ?unk -- UC Santa Cruz (Upper Campus)
O7/T6/E6 ?12 miles, 2 hours -- Wilder Ranch State Park

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:           Arastradero Preserve
"OTE" Ratings:	O5/T6/E4
Distance:       6 to 8 miles
Time:           ~1 hour

Description:
    Open grasslands, some thorn plants, decent bay views.  A lake.

    I've seen a surprising amount of wildlife here, considering how close
    it is to civilization: deer, owl, tarantula, hawks, some weird little
    black mole/vole creatures, and 1 guy fishing in the lake, with one of
    those weird floating wader-things on (like waders but with an inner-
    tube built in around chest-height).

Directions to the start:
    I280 to Page Mill, towards the hills on Page Mill, turn right off Page
    Mill onto Arastradero Road (it's marked as Arastradero Refuge Road on
    some older maps); there's a parking lot on the right side, a half mile
    north of Page Mill.

Description/Directions to do the ride itself:
    <VERY SKETCHY -- needs work>
    Go in, turn right on the big road, up almost to the house, left on the
    singletrack, around the top of the hill, onto road, down around the
    back side of the house, (short singletrack detour on left side of
    road) turn right at the tree.  Real nice singletrack to bottom, right,
    back onto road, cross other trail, right at bottom, then left to go
    around the lake, up the paved part, left onto more singletrack, back
    down to dirt road near entrance.

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:		Big Basin Redwoods State Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O7/T2/E5
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    Actually, there are several possible rides here.  Most are only on
    fire roads.  Can be long.  High "O" rating is because of the beauty of
    the redwood forests.

Directions to the start:
    Highway 9 to highway 236, to Big Basin Headquarters.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Gazos Creek Road, out to out there, then up Olmo Fire road, and loop.
    (See the Krebs map for a variant of this ride.)  Or Last Chance Road
    out to 1 (except that much of it is private), and take 1 over to Gazos
    Creek.  Or ... [I (or someone) should refine these descriptions ]



 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:           El Corte De Madera O.S.P.
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?8 miles
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    Great views.  |>(HEARSAY)<|

Directions to the start:
    Skyline (highway 35) west of Woodside ... take 84 to 35 and go
    a short ways (< 1 mile) northwest.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Fall Creek is CLOSED
"OTE" Ratings:	O0/T0/E0
Distance:       N/A
Time:           N/A

Description:
    The "Fall Creek" section of Henry Cowell State Park is mentioned
    here only to let you know that Mountain Bike riding is no longer
    allowed anywhere in this park.  It was closed in 1989 or 1990.  So
    any of you who've ridden there in the past, be advised that it is
    no longer allowed.   :-(

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:		Fremont Older O.S.P./Stevens Creek County Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O7/T6/E5
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    Open grasslands and chaparral -- can be quite hot in the summer.
    Some challenging singletrack, and some steep hills to climb.

Directions to the start:
    Take Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road (De Anza) or Bubb Road to Prospect.
    Turn west and take Prospect to its end (it makes a left turn at
    one point).

Description/Directions to do the ride itself:
    Go up the (paved) hill, turn right onto the trail.  Left at the top of
    the trail (Point A), to continue up to the ridge.  Turn left and do
    some ups-and-downs (but mostly ups) along the ridge to pass by the top
    of Look Out Trail.  Down to the entrance of Garrod Stables, left onto
    some singletrack.  (You can either go left onto the singletrack inside
    the stables, or do a hairpin left to avoid going into the stables.)
    Eventually, these singletracks get you back to Point A (obviously,
    more detail is needed here); go straightish out towards the Bay in
    order to take the Seven Springs loop (a nice downhill singletrack, and
    a very steep climb back (unless you climb back up the singletrack)).

    An alternate entrance to this pair of parks (steeper, starts lower) is
    just below Stevens Creek Dam, off Stevens Canyon Road.  There's a MTB
    playground area somewhere down there, but it may be off limits.  (I'm
    not sure.)

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Name:           Grizzly Flat/Long Ridge
"OTE" Ratings:	O8/T6/E4
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           1 hour

Description:
    Mostly singletrack, in & out of the oak and madrone forest, a
    creek crossing, a dam, a pond, turtles, a Zen retreat.  Some
    great views to the west are possible, looking down towards the
    Pescadero area.

    Several longer, more strenuous rides are also possible starting here;
    the trail down to the northeast goes into Upper Stevens Creek County
    Park, which has trail connections to Monte Bello O.S.P. -- you can
    get out to Page Mill Road near Alpine, or down Stevens Canyon Road.

Directions to the start:
    On Skyline southwest of Saratoga, about 4 miles northwest of
    highway 9.  (From Saratoga, go up 9 to 35, turn right.)

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Go down to the southwest -- away from the bay.  At the bottom, you
    cross a creek (see the "Saratoga Gap" ride).  Turn left after the
    crossing, take the trail/road until you find a small dam & pond (look
    for turtles here), cross the dam and ride up the switchbacking
    single-track, to get up to a dirt road.  Turn right onto the road,
    take it to its end where a sign points you onto Peter's Creek trail.
    Take that for some nice downhill with 2 or 3 tricky switchbacks, to a
    junction/clearing.  Go straight across, then up, along, and then some
    steep downhill to return to the previously-mentioned creek crossing.
    Cross and go back up to the turnout.

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Name:		Henry Cowell State Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O8/T6/E7
Distance:       ?8 miles
Time:           1.5 hours

Description:
    All in the redwoods.  Partly paved, partly dirt road.  No
    single track.  Fun anyway.  Some steep downhill, a challenging
    river crossing.

Directions to the start:
    Find Felton.  Go south on highway 9.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Pipeline road, up to Rincon Trail, on up to junction with
    Rincon Road.  Down the road to the river.  Cross, up to
    the Rincon Parking area.  Return on 9.  (Some people return
    along the railroad tracks, but there is a tunnel with a
    "NO TRESPASSING" sign on it.)

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:		KennedyRd
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:           Montebello/Black Mountain/Stevens Canyon Loop
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    (Near the Southwest corner of Cupertino):  Take Foothill Expressway
    south.  Or Take Stevens Creek Road west to Foothill, then turn
    left.  Foothill turns into Stevens Canyon Road, goes up around
    Stevens Canyon Reservoir.  About halfway around, Montebello Road
    turns off to the right.  Either park at the Dam, or ride your bike
    here ...

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Just climb up Montebello Road (paved), forever, then onto the dirt
    for more climbing up to Black Mountain, then some hairy dirt road
    downhill back down to the end of Stevens Cyn Rd.  [I've never yet
    done this one, so perhaps someone who has could refine these
    directions a bit, and add a description.  :-)  ]

 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Name:		The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O8/T6/E8
Distance:       10-25 miles
Time:           2-5 hours

Description:
    Starts with some fun singletrack, then a long climb (2300' gain) on
    moderately boring but pretty dirt road.  This ride stays in the
    forest (mostly Redwoods, mixed with Madrone, Tanbark Oak, and
    Douglas Fir) almost all of the way, except for a couple of
    wonderful views of Monterey Bay.  An option at the top (see the
    "Soquel Demonstration Forest" writeup) has some challenging and
    rocky but very fun (O8/T9/E6) singletrack.

Directions to the start:
    Take Highway 1 to Aptos, 5 miles east of Santa Cruz.  (Some people
    think of this as being "south" of Santa Cruz.)  Take the Seacliff
    exit, go north toward the mountains, and turn right at the first
    light, onto Soquel Drive.  After about 200 yards, turn left at the
    light onto Aptos Rancho Road, a short dead-end street.  Park along the
    street there; the trail starts at the end of the street.  [Note: this
    is not the "main entrance" into the park, which puts you onto dirt
    road right away, and avoids some of the fun singletrack at the
    start.]

Directions to do the ride itself:
    At the end of Aptos Rancho Road, go down a steep, rutted trail, then
    some rolling singletrack, a creek crossing (Aptos Creek), and up
    the other side until you get to a T -- go left.  There are many
    opportunities along here to turn right and go up to the road
    (that would be the main road into the Park -- Aptos Creek Road);
    however, you can stay on singletrack just about all the way to
    "the steel bridge" -- at some point, you must go up to the road,
    turn left onto it, and (sometime soon) cross the steel bridge.

    An option here is a 90 degree left turn -- its exact location is hard
    to specify, but it leads to a crossing back over the creek, and some
    real nice forest singletrack.  Some confusing trails head off to the
    left up the hill, but the correct one leads eventually back to the
    creek, crosses it again, and goes on up to the steel bridge.

    Past the bridge, you stay on the road, pass the uppermost car-parking
    area, pass a gate, and go on up "the Incline" (600' of climbing in 1/3
    of a mile), then a mellower climb, up to "Sand Point Overlook" (1600'
    elevation).  Here, you have 3 choices ... turn around and go home, go
    down Hinkley Ridge trail, or go on up to Santa Rosalia Mountain.

    Hinkley takes you down a fun dirt road (watch out for the water bars
    across the road!), past 3 or 4 stream crossings (Soquel Creek), out to
    Olive Springs Road (turn left onto it).  From here you have either a
    fairly flat, 6-mile road ride to return to your car (take Olive
    Springs down to Soquel- San Jose Road, turn left onto it, and then
    turn left at the light at Soquel Drive), or you could go back up
    Hinkley road.

    In case you go on up from Sand Point Overlook:  some people call the
    road above Sand Point Overlook "The Ladder" or "The Steps" -- it gets
    steep, then flatter, then steep, and so on.  At 2.4 miles above Sand
    Point, look for the short singletrack on the right.  It goes out about
    150', to a spot with a wonderful view of Monterey Bay & Salinas
    Valley.  There's a couple of welcome downhills just before the top; at
    the top ("Santa Rosalia Mountain Overlook" -- 2500' elevation) there
    is another nice view out over the Monterey Bay.

    At the top, you're near the northern edge of Nisene Marks Park; it
    adjoins the "Soquel Demonstration Forest" here.  There are several
    options for how to proceed from here (see the Soquel Demonstration
    Forest writeup).  Usually, I just feel like heading back down the
    hill.

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Name:		Soquel Demonstration Forest
"OTE" Ratings:	O8/T9/E7
Distance:       12-24 miles
Time:           2-5 hours

Description:
    Two loop rides can be started here; you can wait until the middle of
    the ride to make the decision about which one to take.  Starts out by
    climbing up the paved road, then climbing up some sandy/dusty dirt
    road, then some technical singletrack down into the SDF, with a
    decision at the bottom.

Directions to the start:
    Take Highway 17 to Patchen Pass ("The Summit") and go southeast on
    Summit Drive.  (That's a right turn if you're coming from Santa Cruz,
    else it's a weird crossing over 17.)  Go 10 miles as Summit becomes
    Highland Way, and does a sort of right-then-left jog at Mt Bache Road
    and Spanish Ranch Road, to a parking spot with a small but bright
    green "Soquel Demonstration State Forest" sign.  [This parking area is
    a bit over a half mile after you cross over a big landslide, on a
    temporary-looking dirt road.]

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Ride on up Highland (still southeast), turn right onto Buzzard Lagoon
    (Ormsby Road goes the other direction here), then right onto Santa
    Rosalia Mountain Rd (no sign -- it's a spot where Buzzard Lagoon
    continues straight and down, while you make a sharp right and go
    further up).  Up for a while, then a little down and more up, you come
    to a gate, then some more up, and down to the S.R. Overlook.  Here,
    take the singletrack down into Soquel Forest.  One right turn is hard
    to find -- it's a "Y" just below the Corral Trail turnoff.

    I recommend avoiding the upper end of Corral Trail.  Take Sulphur
    Springs Road down past the stinky springs to its end at Corral Trail
    (Road); turn left (down) onto the road.

    At the bottom, it dead-ends onto Soquel Forest Road; here, to choose
    the shorter ride, turn right, and take Soquel Forest Road back to the
    parking spot.  To choose the longer ride, turn left.  (The rest of
    this description would follow the Krebs map's route, down SFR, up
    Amaya Creek Road, Comstock Mill, Stetson, S-SJ, back to Highland.
    Get a Krebs map for the details.)

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Name:           Purisima Creek Redwoods O.S.P.
"OTE" Ratings:	O5/T6/E8
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?3 hours

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    Skyline (highway 35) west of Woodside ... 92 to 35 and then
    south for 3 or 4 miles, or take 84 to 35 and go northwest for
    4 miles (or, better, 84 to King's Mountain Road to 35, then
    right for 1 mile or so.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Big down.  Big back up.  A few other trails possible; car shuttle
    possible.  Someone more familiar with this park should write it up in
    more detail.

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Name:		SLVJHS
"OTE" Ratings:	O9/T7/E5
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:           Saratoga Gap/Long Ridge
"OTE" Ratings:	O7/T7/E5
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           2 hours

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    Southwest of Saratoga -- on highway 9, at the summit where
    it crosses Skyline (highway 35).  Park in the lot at the
    eastern corner of that junction.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Cross highway 9, onto the singletrack.  Take that singletrack for
    miles; it parallels 35, and eventually crosses it.  Go on along the
    road (Long Ridge Road), back onto singletrack, and then finally onto
    Peter's Creek trail for some nice downhill with 2 or 3 tricky
    switchbacks, to a junction/clearing.  Straight across, then up then
    steep down to a creek.  [For a longer option, you could cross the
    creek and climb out to 35 at Grizzly Flat, from which you can go on
    down into Stevens Canyon.  Good luck getting back. :-) ] Instead, turn
    rightish and go along the trail/road, up to a small dam and pond (look
    for turtles here), cross the dam and ride up the switch- backing
    single-track, to get back up to Long Ridge Road.  Turn left onto it,
    to head back to Saratoga Gap.

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Name:		UC Santa Cruz (Upper Campus)
"OTE" Ratings:	O6/T2/E3
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    Mostly gentle climbs, mostly within the forest.
    A good beginners' ride.

Directions to the start:
    Park by the firehouse up near the top of campus.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Ride up Chinquapin to its end at Empire Grade.  Take singletrack to
    the right, up to a gate.  It's private property past that gate.  When
    you return to the end of Chinquapin (at Empire Grade), instead of
    turning left to go down Chinquapin, you can go straight on past
    Chinquapin, onto a short singletrack loop that returns to Chinquapin
    a bit further down.

    For a more strenuous ride, there are several ways to ride from
    Chinquapin down into (or almost into) Felton.  One possibility: about
    a mile above the firehouse on Chinquapin, find a large downed tree
    east of the road.  The singletrack trail starting here is a hairy,
    steep, sometimes rocky, fun ride that takes you down to the Rincon
    parking area on Highway 9.  Then go up Highway 9, onto Toll House
    Gulch and Upper Scenic Drive (a hairy climb) and back to Chinquapin.

    It may soon be legal (the city of Santa Cruz is currently (late 1992)
    working on making some decisions) to ride from that Rincon spot up
    through the Pogonip instead, for a more pleasant return to the UCSC
    firehouse.

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Name:		Wilder Ranch State Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O7/T6/E6
Distance:       ?12 miles
Time:           2 hours

Description:
    The terrain consists mostly of open benchlands above (north of) the
    farms along the beach.  Ocean & city views, some wildlife (hawks,
    herons, deer, rabbits, bobcat, coyote).  Climbing is moderate (highest
    elevation ~ 800').  Many trails, a reasonable amount of nice and
    challenging forested singletrack with several creek crossings, some
    dry, some wet.  Best on a cool day or a day with high overcast, but
    clear underneath.  Bring binoculars.  In season, you can often find
    fresh berries to eat along the way.

Directions to the start:
    The park is on the south side of highway 1 (which is an east-west
    road here), about 1.5 miles west of Santa Cruz.  There is a very
    large turnout just east of the park entrance; parking there can
    save you the $6 park entrance fee.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Several route possibilities exist in the park; here's one of my
    favorites:  From the turnout, go west along highway 1 to the park
    entrance.  Turn left and go up into the park, past their entrance
    kiosk, down and left into the ranch house area.  Go on through
    that area (if the park is staffed, you can get a poor topo map from
    their bookstore), and through a tunnel under highway 1.

    A couple of minutes later, make the sharp left turn to start heading
    up the hill.  (The Krebs map calls this "Wilder Ridge Trail".)  This
    takes you up a short steep part, then some rolling/flat land, and then
    another short but even steeper part, to a junction with "Twin Oaks
    Trail".  Go left to stay on Wilder Ridge Trail.  A little more steep
    climbing gets you to a great viewspot, with views of beaches, farms,
    much of Santa Cruz, and around the Monterey Bay.

    Above the viewpoint, there is some more flat/rolling riding, and then
    Wilder Ridge Trail ends on a graveled road that slopes down to the
    right.  (Here, a right turn would take you down to the "Old Corral"
    area.)  Turn left instead, and look for the second singletrack on the
    right [yeah, I know, more precision is needed here] -- one of the tops
    of the "Enchanted Loop".  Go down to Baldwin Creek, upstream along it,
    and climb out to the Old Corral.

    Turn left onto the dirt road, and take it on up to the Eucalyptus
    Grove at the top of the big meadow.  Watch carefully as go descend the
    east side of that meadow -- there's a singletrack loop off to the
    left, that goes down into Upper Peasley Gulch.  Once back on the road,
    you can continue down it, to where it becomes singletrack with some
    challenging creek crossings (all dry last time I was here), and heads
    back toward the Old Corral.  Just before you get to the Old Corral,
    you can take Bobcat Trail (this one even has a sign) to Twin Oaks
    Trail, which returns you down to the main trail, just below the "great
    viewspot".


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North Bay Rides
----- --- -----

Marin, Sonoma & Napa Counties.  (Maybe Solano?)  Pretty lean for now.
I've only been to Annadel.  Contributors?  Please?

Index for the NBAY region:

O6/T8/E9 ?unk, ?unk -- Annadel
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Bolinas Ridge
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Point Reyes National Seashore
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Samuel P. Taylor State Park
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Sugarloaf
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Tamalpais

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Name:		Annadel
"OTE" Ratings:	O6/T8/E9
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    Trails up into the park are steep, rocky, difficult; I've damaged
    rims (on a cheap MTB) on the way into this park.

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|
    Up past Lake Ilsanjo, up to the top, back down.  I oughta try
    this one again.  Fold in Rick's description here.

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Name:		Bolinas Ridge
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Golden Gate National Recreation Area
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Point Reyes National Seashore
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Samuel P. Taylor State Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    (Surrounded by Point Reyes and the GGNRA.)

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Sugarloaf
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:		Tamalpais
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|


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Relatively flat rides, mostly close to the SF bay
---------- ---- ------ ------ ----- -- --- -- ---

Most of these are even paved.  Some don't seem flat, usually because of
constant, strong headwinds near the bay.

Index for the FLAT region:

O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Alameda Creek Trail
O?/T?/E? 17 miles, ?unk -- Coyote Creek
O4/T1/E2 up to 12 miles, 1.5 hours -- Coyote Hills Regional Park
O?/T?/E? 20 to 30 miles round trip, ?unk -- Los Gatos Creek Trail
O5/T2/E1 10 miles, 1 hour -- Mtn. View Shoreline/Palo Alto Baylands
O?/T?/E? ?unk, ?unk -- Sawyer Camp Trail
O6/T1/E1 ?unk, ?unk -- West Cliff Drive

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Name:           Alameda Creek Trail
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:           Coyote Creek
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       17 miles
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    This one is a nice, easy ride on a paved bikepath, through what is
    called a greenbelt in south San Jose.  The ride ends at Anderson
    Reservoir, with a short hill to the top of dam that offers a view of
    southern Santa Clara Valley and Gilroy.

Directions to the start:
    Downtown San Jose.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    Go south.   :-)

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Name:           Coyote Hills Regional Park
"OTE" Ratings:	O4/T1/E2
Distance:       up to 12 miles
Time:           1.5 hours

Description:
    This is a nice, easy ride, with a few detours that can be a
    little challenging.

Directions to the start:
    This park is just north of the east end of the Dumbarton Bridge
    (CA-84).  The best place to park is south of CA-84 (take the Thornton
    exit, go south, and take the first right turn) at the HQ of the SF Bay
    National Wildlife Refuge; the trail goes right over the bridge's toll
    booths and into Coyote Hills Park.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    I'm working on figuring out my favorite route through here that
    covers the greatest distance of the trails here (and on the Alameda
    Creek Trail out, around, & under the end of the Dumbarton bridge).
			<TO BE CONTINUED>.
    At any rate, there are lots of possibilities.

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Name:           Los Gatos Creek Trail
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       20 to 30 miles round trip
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    From central San Jose up to Los Gatos.  Mostly-paved bike path.

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|
    Go toward Los Gatos, with an optional loop to Lexington Res. and over
    St. Josephs hill.  Mi ~20mi R/T (flat) ~30 mi (option).  This is a fun
    ride, with an Ice Cream stop in Los gatos for those who feel they
    deserve to indulge themselves. (I do :).

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Name:           Mtn. View Shoreline/Palo Alto Baylands
"OTE" Ratings:	O5/T2/E1
Distance:       10 miles
Time:           1 hour

Description:
    It's mostly flat, and mostly dirt-road-width riding, but there are
    some pretty fun (though short) sections of single-track and a few very
    short but sorta steep hills.  When I ride here, I take about an
    hour-long circuitous route that goes from Sun out near the
    Amphitheatre, and then (eventually) out to Palo Alto Baylands park --
    there is a little unofficial MTB playground where you can do little
    ups & downs and jumps.  Egrets and avocets (and too many seagulls) are
    pretty commonly seen here; we also see herons, hawks, rabbits, and
    white pelicans.  Suicidal squirrels are a problem.

Directions to the start:
    Take 101 to San Antonio Road, in Mountain View.  Take the
    northbound exit, go to the north end of San Antonio.  Turn
    right onto Terminal Blvd, and park anywhere along it; the
    far (east) end is preferable.

Directions to do the ride itself:
    The first half of this ride is a tricky one to give directions for.
    On a map, the route I take would look sorta like a big figure 8.  I
    loop through the east half of MTV Shoreline Park sorta clockwise, and
    then (also clockwise) loop around the big marsh (which means, take the
    paved bike trail to Palo Alto (Embarcadero Road), take two rights to
    go in through Byxbee Park, then out along the Baylands trails to catch
    the consistent tailwind back to the starting point).

    Write me for more exact (but still possible insufficient) detail; to
    write the description of this route took me nearly as much time as it
    takes to ride it (>100 lines of text).

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Name:           Sawyer Camp Trail
"OTE" Ratings:	O?/T?/E?
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|

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Name:           West Cliff Drive
"OTE" Ratings:	O6/T1/E1
Distance:       ?unk
Time:           ?unk

Description:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to the start:
    |>NONE YET<|

Directions to do the ride itself:
    |>NONE YET<|


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Some relevant (and some less relevant) resource info ...

Maps:
    "Krebs Cycle Products" produces the best mountain-biking maps I have
    seen of the SF Peninsula & Santa Cruz Mountains.  They're topo maps,
    but the topo lines are a pale yellow; so you can see them but they
    don't get in the way.  Trails stand out in purple, park borders in
    green, notes in blue, creeks in light blue.  They list (and rate (just
    A/B/C)) around 100 trails in the area.  The only problems I've found
    so far are a few misspellings ("duel"-track, "inherant") and one ride
    description with two "R"'s that should be "L"'s (in the description of
    the Soquel Forest/Highland/Aptos Creek ride) -- just check the map to
    verify their directions).  Very highly recommended, despite the few
    typos.  Their logo modestly says that they produce the "world's best
    bicycle maps".  Write them and ask for the "San Francisco Peninsula
    and Santa Cruz Mountains Mountain Biking Map".  Their address:
	Krebs Cycle Products
	P.O. Box 7337
	Santa Cruz, CA 95061
    Or just talk your local bike shop into carrying this map.

    The Trail Center's "Peninsula Parklands" map (I need to get the
    most recent version).

    (Not that this has anything to do with the Bay Area, but here's a
    map-oriented aside:  Among the best MTB route maps for anyplace I've
    ever seen are the "Latitude 40" maps of the Tahoe area, by FINE EDGE
    productions, Bishop California.  ISBN 1-879866-07-2 (South) and ISBN
    1-879866-06-4 (North half).  Very clear topos but with very readable
    trail lines superimposed, and trail descriptions & profiles on the
    other side.   Highly recommended.  Available at many Tahoe-area
    bike shops.)

Books:

    Michael Hodgson & Mark Lord, "Mountain Biking in the Bay Area"
    Volume One: South from SF (ISBN 0-934136-41-6), and Volume Two:
    North from SF (ISBN 0-934136-42-4).  Both published by Western
    Tanager Press, 1111 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz 95060.

    (A series also exists that describes MTB rides in the Sierra.)

Local (SF and Monterey Bay) Mountain Bike Organizations:

    Association of Concerned Trail Riders --
	(part of the Santa Cruz County Cycling Club)
    414 1/2 Soquel Avenue
    Santa Cruz, CA 95062
    (408)423-0829
	[ OOPs, they (the whole SCCCC) just (9/92) lost
	  their space -- stay tuned ...]

    Bicycle Trails Council of Marin
    P.O. Box 13842 
    San Rafel, CA  94913
    (415)456-7512

    Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay
    P.O. Box 9583
    Berkeley, CA  94709
    (415)528-BIKE

    MoMBA (Monterey Mountain Bike Organization)
    P.O. Box 51928
    Pacific Grove, CA 93950
    (408)372-2134

    Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers ("R.O.M.P.")
    P.O.Box 1723
    Campbell, CA 95009-1723
    (408)534-1130

    SCCUID -- Santa Cruz Cyclists United In Dirt
    (Just now (late Sept.,'92) getting started -- maybe there will
     be more details next time.  Contact cocteau@cats.UCSC.EDU for
     more info.)    

    WOMBATS (WOman's Mtn Bike And tea society)
    P.O. Box 757
    Fairfax, CA  94930
    (415)459-0980

Local (SF and Monterey Bay) Trail-oriented Organizations:

    Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
    311 California Street, Suite 300
    San Francisco, CA 94104
    (415)391-0697

    Sempervirens Fund		(The Sempervirens Fund is currently
    Drawer BE			actively working to connect Butano
    Los Altos, CA 94023		State Park to Big Basin.)
    (415)968-4509

    The Trail Center
    4898 El Camino Real, #205A
    Los Altos, CA 94022
    (415)968-7065

Other (not so local) Mountain Bike Organizations:

    International Mountain Bicycling Association
    P.O.Box 412043
    Los Angeles, CA 90041
    (818)792-8830

    NORBA (National Off Road Bicycle Association)
    1750 E. Boulder Street
    Colorado Springs, CO  80909
    (NORBA is a non-profity entity, for montain bike racing
     and the sport of observed trials.)

Other bicycle- and trail-oriented Organizations:

    IHPVA -- International Human-Powered Vehicle Association
    P.O.Box 51255
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46251-0255  USA

    People Power
    Santa Cruz (mostly road) bicyclists' advocates
    E-mail list at ucsc

    Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
    1400 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
    Suite 300
    Washington, D.C. 20036
    (202)797-5400
    Membership = $16.00

Bicycle-Oriented Electronic Mail Addresses (From the USENET periodic
posting "Publicly Available Mailing Lists"):

    bikecommute
	Contact: bikecommute-request@bike2work.eng.sun.com 

	Purpose: We are mainly Silicon Valley folk, and the discussion
	centers around bicycle transportation, and the steps necessary for
	improved bicycling conditions in (sub)urban areas.

	We do have several folk from around the area, as well as a few
	national organizations (the League of American Wheelmen,
	Bikecentennial, and the Bicycle Federation of America).

    bikepeople
	Contact: karplus@ce.ucsc.edu (Kevin Karplus)

	Purpose: We area group of bicycle activists, mainly in Santa Cruz
	County, CA.  We discuss bicycle issues: local, state, and
	national.  Public hearings and government meetings are announced
	and reported on.  Messages are occasionally cross-posted with the
	bikecommute mailing list.

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I am grateful for the contributions of trail descriptions, editorial
suggestions, and so on, from ...

    (list of contributors here)

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DISCLAIMER: I have no commercial interest in any of the vendors,
organizations, contributors or authors listed in this guide.  I have not
personally verified that all of the trails mentioned are still open --
always check with the local rangers and obey "trail closed" signs.  (Note
that the Krebs map includes telephone numbers for every park shown on the
map.)

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Doug Landauer -- landauer@eng.sun.com
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