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Coe Hunting Hollow |
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Coe Hunting Hollow |
| Coe Hunting Hollow | |
Location: |
California - Bay Area |
Nearest Town: |
Morgan Hill |
Directions to Trailhead: |
101. Leavesley Ave. E. New Ave. N. Roop Rd. E. Stay on this road. In about 7 miles, Hunting Hollow trailhead on your right. $3.00 parking or State Park Pass. |
Trail Description: |
Steep Single Track, double track and dirt roads. There's an endless variety here. Try this one: Ride upstream on pavement 1.3 mi to end of road. Cross gate continue on dirt road. Climb up Anza trail on right in 1/2 mi and then climb Jackson trail on right after meadow after switchbacks. This 1200' in 1.5 mi tops out into a doubletrack. Ascend Jackson Field Hill. Descend to dogleg left, intersect Wasno Rd, take this right E. Continue rolling ridge road. At summit before pond descend WasGriz on right S singletack to Grizzly Gulch. Turn left at bottom. Climb gently. In 1/3 mi turn right and climb Serpentine Trail. Emerge near Willson Peak summit. Turn right on Steer Ridge Rd. Follow this to the single track conclusion and your vehicle.(mileages approximate) |
Trail Length: |
18 miles 3200' climbing |
Trail Type: |
Singletrack & Fire Roads |
Skill Level: |
Advanced |
Web Link: |
http://www.coepark.parks.ca.gov/ |
Submitted By: |
daytripper |
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: Coit Road,Jackson Trail/Anza Trail loop.
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Trail Ridden: Once a month |
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Recommended Route: Coyote Creek entrance and up Coit Rd. Come back down through Grizzly Gulch for rugged single track. Coe is full of steep hills and tough riding - you've been warned :O
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Make your way 7 miles up Coit Rd and either visit Kelly Lake or cruise Wasno Ridge (which takes you to Grizzly Gulch). China Hole is fun to go to but the climb out was more daunting that we expected. We found the loop across Wasno and over Phegly Ridge, returning you through Hunting Hollow, was also excessivly steep. Stick with the gulch, Steer Ridge, or Coit Rd for your return. These are just the main routes. In between all of these fire roads is some great single track. A friend and I love this place. We usually get in 20 mile rides and will see less than a handfull of people...even when the parking lot is packed! This past weekend we made the 40 mile loop to Mississippi Lake - Coe is best to ride in non-summer months unless you bring an excessive amount of water and enjoy heat. Views are nice and a sharp eye can even see the Sierra Nevada mtns across the Central Valley. Wildlife is plentiful, especially on weekdays - we've seen deer, boar, rabbits, turkeys, coyotes, and bobcats while riding Coe. |
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Trail Ridden: Once a month |
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Recommended Route: Hunting Hollow is the best place to begin Mountain Bike rides in Coe. I have been riding and leading big rides here for years. Things are changing out here. News: It now costs only $1.00 park for a day at Hunting Hollow. Many cars have been broken into in this area in the past. The Park Service is making many material improvements, such as vault toilets at popular backcountry camping areas and intersections. Eventually some "trails" may end up being closed, so ride them while you can. Contact ROMP.ORG for awesome epic rides that reveal the true singletracks of Coe. Always be prepared by carrying plenty of water to start, plus a water filter, knowledge of where to expect to find water, and extra repair and food supplies out here. Try ride east from Hunting Hollow up the flat vast valley to the end and take the Wagon Road climb to the north. At the top where there are water troughs in a meadow go left on Phegley Ridge. Ride by Red Fern Pond and descend Phegley Ridge Trail. This goes from fire road to singletrack and leads back to the big valley you came from. Realize this was a tiny loop in Coe. If you liked this, and hacked it out easily, ffind another loop, like climb Lyman Willson to the Bowl Rd, go left and then climb Middle Steer Ridge and from the summit of Willson Peak take Steer Ridge or the Spike Jones Trail back into the valley. You will have had one of the best rides of your life, or you are a wannabe, and are exhausted.
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Trail Ridden: Every few months |
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Recommended Route: from ranger station take fire road to 1st single track on the left to frog lake then take fireroad up to middle ride trail 3.2 miles of downhill to creek cross creek 3 x's climb single track to fireroad the back to ranger station
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