5/1/16 Pleasanton Ridge. • Diablo with fun trails along the way. • First added by Juan_Gear on Jun 19, 2005. Mountain Bike and Ski. — This is about an injury or accident MTB Rides. 404.88 m Up I was nearly hit by a driver on Foothill Rd and it wasn't in a blind spot - it was right at Castlewood. • 263.5 m Down, 3.5 mi Bay area traffic is too dangerous for cycling. Kim makes it up a bid long climb. 18.3 Miles 2669 Vertical. 1,150' Up You must login to contribute content.The following content can be added. Mountain Bike and Ski. 1h 18m, Create Recommended Route or and 1 other. Mountain Biking; Pleasanton Ridge - Mtn Bike Read More. Technical terrain with no alternate lines. COVID-19 Trail Guidelines and FAQ 360 degrees of inspiration. Pleasanton Ridge. If you're riding mountain bike like I was, it's a great work out. Please explain. Very steep. • 12/26/2015: First day out with the new GoPro Session, captured some cool video. Find trail adventures in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Berkeley, Oakland, the Peninsula, San Jose, Fremont, and more! Spam? 7.2mi Rode the standard Pleasanton Ridge loop with Kevin and Eric. • This is why I've given up road cycling and switched to mountain biking. 5h 00m, 14.3mi Nice day, lots of cows and sheep. 1,328' Up On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail… 350.44 m Up The link has 3 trail running routes but its very detailed with gpx files. Riding the back and northside of pleasanton ridge | Bike Checks. The ridge also has a few legal single tracks, but it is comparable to the fireroads in grade and width. These should probably be black trails, right? My hours are quite flexible if anyone should want to ride during the day (-: Cresent Moon. Steep climbs, cows up on ridge by the olive grove then its just you most days. Starting from the Foothill Staging Area, the Oak Tree Trail is a steady climb for a little over a mile to the junction with the Ridgeline Trail. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a hard overall physical rating with a 61 ft black diamond climb. Trail, improvements By . The JFA trail is a 5.4 mile trail loop around Pleasant Ridge Park open to hikers and mountain bikers 7 days a week during park hours (8am-dusk). 18.3 Miles. Cyclists are allowed on these single track trails: designated sections of the Lafayette Ridge Trail in Briones Regional Park, Sinbad Creek Trail in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park, Swallow Bay and Heron Bay Trails in Del Valle, Redtail Trail and a section of Brandon Trail from Ten Hills to Proctor in Anthony Chabot Regional Park, and Zeile Creek Trail at Garin Regional Park. Christmas is a 2 mile popular blue singletrack trail located near Pleasanton California. The routes you most commonly find here are of the hilly type. NOT OKAY! Pleasanton, CA mountain bike trails, maps, videos, photos and reviews. 7.8 km 7.5mi, Great climb...dusty 1,460' Down 864' Up 350.52 m Down, 6.8 mi Land Manager: East Bay Regional Park District (CA), 6.2 mi — Several drinking water spigots are available along the, Starting from the Foothill Staging Area, the. 5.7 km Nice day, lots of cows and sheep. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Pleasanton Ridge Tehan Falls Routes, abandoned lines, game camera BTW, path from the road now has game camera/motion censor so can't use the route that goes from that road. Rode the standard Pleasanton Ridge loop with Kevin and Eric. The park occupies Pleasanton Ridge and beyond. 418.36 m Down. Had a blast hitting the trails. 12' Up Expect expansive views over the Tri-Valley to Mt. 72.46 m Down, 8.3 mi Fork left in a short distance onto the Olive Grove Connector to the Olive Grove Trail. 215.73 m Up Find the best trails for mountain biking in Pleasanton, CA. Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park has a reputation as a "mountain biking-friendly" park. 263.38 m Up Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. Pleasanton Ridge is a popular mountain biking location. 708' Down Biking Chronicles for 02/24/2013 – Pleasanton Ridge . • Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden. Tariq Ahmed . — 1,373' Down Share This: I. t’s mid-afternoon and I-80 heading into Berkeley is clogged again. Great for a cardio workout and a roller coaster style return. This, unlike other trails, can be … February 25, 2013. The loop is shared by dog walkers, trail runners, hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. A lone cyclist climbs the Ridgeline Trail up from Shady Creek Trail in Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park. Pleasanton ridge offers steep fire road climbs with little shade, but makes the best of it by providing some of the best local (although illegal) singletracks on the way down. Any singletracks that are narrow are either reserved for hiking or equestrians. 708' Up Partly cloudy and colder. Would love more singletrack but still love this trail system. July 13, 2015 . It would certainly be the gravy that would top off an incredible night mountain biking in the foothills of Pleasanton. Penny Pleasanton Heights on Jun 10, 2013 at 8:23 am. The Ridge Trail circles the Bay with 390 miles (and growing) of adventures. 71.91 m Up — The Ridgeline Trail is the main thoroughfare traversing Pleasanton Ridge Park in a general north-south direction. 13.3 km Out of convenience, rides during the week will be held at either Golden Eagle Augustine Bernal Park (in Pleasanton), Pleasanton Ridge Park (on Foothill rd.) Skip to content. Still very green. At the top, the views are nice. All Photos; Feature Photos; Add Photos; Videos. 6.4 km Uneven terrain with small rocks or roots. The intended direction a trail should be ridden. A good run is to start at the bottom and head directly up the main fire road. The trail is fairly well used and there are quite a few hikers/ horseback riders and other bicycle riders on the trail, especially the during the 2 mile climb up the the ridge. I suspect this has more to do with the lack of other ride options in this vicinity than with any superiority of the trails here. • 1h 52m, Trail is dry, hills are nice and green. Downloading of trail gps tracks in kml & gpx formats is. Report Objectionable Comment | Email Moderator. An Adventure Projects staff member will review this and take an appropriate action, but we generally don't reply. 3.69 m Up The JFA Trail is directional and rotates monthly – hikers and bikers travel in opposite directions. All Videos; Feature Videos; Vital RAW; Product / Technical; POV / Helmet Cam; How-To Videos; 17 Questions ; Video Vault; Rapid Fire; JRA; Bar Drag Bounty 4; Commercials; Add a Video; Product. The ridge also has a few legal single tracks, but it is comparable to the fireroads in grade and width. Ride on the Wild Side: Exploring the East Bay Parks by Mountain Bike Exploring the East Bay Parks by Mountain Bike . Most people get on their bikes to ride here in the months of July and August. Mountain Biking Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park Add a review #118 of 988 mountain bike trails in California #1,544 in the world. on . Find the right bike route for you through Pleasanton, where we've got 292 cycle routes to explore. • Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. MTB Rides. The Pleasanton Ridge Trail is a multi use trail which follows along the ridge line which is West of the 680 Freeway. It is planned as the core of a Ridgelands Regional Park to be acquired over a period of many years. Trails you see in the video are Front 9 and Lower Christmas at Pleasanton Ridge CA. Find your local wild today. Left late in the afternoon. 238' Down 445.06 m Down, 4.0 mi Castle Ridge is a new trail in the Pleasanton Ridge network. 2669 … … Read more. Last updated Apr 30, 2020. Rode by myself, everyone else out on vacation. Anyone know which of these routes would be best for some fun mountain biking? Today Team ZOIC (we all bought the same orange mtb shirt from the recent SF bike expo since the vendor, ZOIC, was selling them at a severe discount) set forth on a typical Sunday morning mountain biking run. Posted on May 9, 2016 by wolfertpj. • by Greg Fisher. 2h 56m, 10.7mi During the day when this trail is clogged with hikers and equestrians the oportunities to enjoy much of this ride would be closed to mountain bikers. Menu. Coming down, it is mildly narrow (but still doubletrack) and moderately steep. Steep. Moderately steep. side view. Taking other people's content (text, photos, etc) without permission is a copyright violation and It's nicely tree-lined after the first rise and meanders below the ridge line for great views. 1h 52m, Trails are getting dusty. 215.76 m Down, 4.8 mi Before you go. Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail. Penny, Pleasanton Heights on Jun 10, 2013 at 8:23 am. Something else? Your FREE account works with all Adventure Projects sites. — 11.0 km or Lake Chabot in Castro Valley. This beautiful 9090-acre parkland is on the oak-covered ridge overlooking Pleasanton and the Livermore Valley from the west. And do it all. Menu. Being a jerk / offensive? • dead snake. Posted on December 27, 2015 December 29, 2015 by wolfertpj. Pleasanton Ridge Trail is a 6.4 mile loop. — • Former ranchlands, the area is still used for grazing cattle. Buy Photos. I wanted to see what effect that has had on the park. • phew! All Member Bike Checks; Top Bike Checks; Add Your Bike; Photos. Pleasanton Ridge in Sunset Silouhette. There are side trails but if you just stay on the main fire road it will take you to the highest point. (Photo by Karl Nielsen) History. It's very steep at the bottom and has steep sections throughout. To the northwest it spills down off Pleasanton Ridge into upper Kilkar… 865' Down Once you get to ridge line trail, you leave the hwy noise behind. https://www.alltrails.com/parks/us/california/pleasanton-ridge-regional-park From the ridge your viewpoints will include Mount Diablo and the San Francisco Bay. The most used and main parking lot is at 9895 Foothill Rd, Sunol, CA 94586. 1,150' Down 7.7mi I also heard that the narrow portion of Sinbad Creek Trail, which was opened to mountain biking so that bikers could reach the north end of the park (with their bikes) is damaged, and needs repair. The trail is usually about 2 to 3 feet wide so it's great for riding and walking. Pleasanton ridge offers steep fire road climbs with little shade, but makes the best of it by providing some of the best local (although illegal) singletracks on the way down. by Blair Rushing Some technical terrain and limited alternate lines. 10.0 km Unplug and step away, there’s much more to do in your backyard and around the Bay. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension. Still very green. Parkland development has been intentionally limited to preserve the pastoral atmosphere. A moderate difficulty trail that starts climbing from the parking lot. 236' Up 7.5mi, 11.4mi Quite a few folks on the lower portion of the trail as it is a popular hiking area. 1h 35m, 12.6mi Pleasanton Ridge is a network of trails that are accessible from two points on Foothill Blvd in Pleasanton, CA and Sunol, CA. 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