It eventually turns to single trek about 1.5 miles ahead through a small gate. Beware of the dips, as they are sudden and unsuspecting. There is one dip which I have to dismount from my bike and carry it across to the other side. During rain or snow melt, this may be more of a problem, but I have never seen more than a couple inches of water here. Continue riding down single trek through gullies and more dips.
Siskyou soil becomes more granitic and the rocks start to appear.
You will be heading northeast, back toward the town of Ashland descending rapidly. You can actually stop and look down on top of Lithia Park and the lower watershed from here, around 1500' below. Wind your way down the south side of the ridge negotiating gullies and boulders. It continues another 2.5 miles to one of Ashland's many water reservoirs, which looks like a giant can of tuna on the mountain side. Here, the granite soil path gives way to a paved service road that drops to Strawberry Lane, a dirt road in one of Ashland's hillside neigborhoods.