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Pleasanton Ridge |
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Pleasanton Ridge |
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California - Bay Area |
Nearest Town: |
Pleasanton, CA |
Directions to Trailhead: |
From 680, Take the Pleasanton-Sunol Blvd. Exit. Go west and take the next available right onto Castlewood. Follow Castlewood to next left onto to Foothill Road. Follow Foothill approximately 3 miles to the Pleasanton Ridge staging area on the right. |
Trail Description: |
The trail is primarily fireroad with steep up hill to get to you onto the ridge. Once onto the ridge, it rolling uphill for 3-4 miles with multiple trail branches that diverge and converge again. Ridge portion of the ride ends at a locked gate midway along the ridge but you can descend into the canyon by taking a left before the gate. At the bottom of the canyon, you cross a creek and then loop back down the canyon. The ride back up can be a killer if you are tired. The spring is the best time of year to ride with wildflowers out and weather cool. Fall and winter aren't too bad but summer heat can be killer. Very little singletrack but nice bumpy roads and the ride back down the ridge has some exciting downhill, specially for cheapskates like me with no suspension and after a rain. The ride has multiple options for exploration but as long as you remember the general lay of the land (the ridge runs north south), it is hard to get lost for too long. |
Trail Length: |
5-10 miles |
Trail Type: |
Fire Roads |
Skill Level: |
Intermediate |
Web Link: |
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/pleasrig.htm |
Submitted By: |
mike |
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: I go up several different ways, but my favorite, is to ride from Pleasanton to Sunol on Foothill RD.(makes for a good warm up.) I then ride the Thermalito trail north through Augustine Bernal park to the Sinbad Creek loop.I do the loop, head back South to Augustine Bernal Park and head down the valley veiw trail to Golden Eagle WY. and back home from there. This makes for a 18-20+ mile ride.You can make it longer if you ride the leagal single track that comes off the Bay leaf Trail near Sinbad Creek. This trail is marked "bikes O.K." multi use single track. This will take you into the little used northern end of the park. STAY OFF ALL OTHER SINGLE TRACK!!!!! I'm sick and tired of seeing groups riding on the wildlife paths and even through the grass, tottaly off the trail sometimes. If this keeps up we won't be able to ride there at all. I would like to add however, the park districts enforcement is highly prejudiced against the bikers. I've seen loose and vicious dogs and even people poaching with hunting dogs up there, and no one seems to care about that, or the sheep that tottaly denudded parts of the park two years ago.
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: Any of the LEGAL routes listed on the trail map.
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: Start from main staging area and stay on thermalito riding through bernal park and onto the legal single track. This is about a 2 hour ride.
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Trail Ridden: Once a month |
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Recommended Route: Sinbad Creek Trail is the only legal singletrack. Start at Oaktree staging area, ride up Oaktree to Ridgeline. Ride right onto Ridgeline for .2 miles then take the left trail -- Groove Trail. (You'll be on the left side of the olive trees.) Stay to the left at marker #12 to marker #13 and Thermalito Trail. Stay on Thermalito 2 miles (stay left at marker #15) up to the gate at Augustin Bernal Park (marker #20). Continue through gate and then left back up to Ridgeline. Stay on Ridgeline for another 1.5 miles to marker #26 and head down the hill on Bay Leaf Trail. At .8 miles (marker #25) you see a singletrack on your right -- take Sinbad Creek trail 1.4 miles up to marker #28. From here you have a couple choices on several loops, but at some point you need to return to marker #28 and retrace your route back to Oak Tree Staging Area.
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mountain bikes. Go to http://www.btceb.org/plesantonridge.htm for more information on this problem and what you can do to help. Please spread the word to anyone you know who enjoys riding at Pleasanton Ridge. |
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Trail Ridden: Every few months |
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Recommended Route: Take the fire road up from the staging area. Enter Beral Augustine Park and take the fire road down to the left and loop back to your car.
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: Start at the staging area parking lot and climb to the spine of the ridge. Take the thermolito trail west and ride the Sinbad Canyon multi-use trail. Return the same way or take the Ridgeline trail if downhill is your thing.
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Trail Ridden: Once a month |
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Recommended Route: None.
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I am only giving this 1 star because they don't offer a negative star rating. |
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Trail Ridden: Once a month |
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Recommended Route: ridgeline loop, back to thermalito trail, left on oak tree trail to the starting point.
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: Foothill staging area to top, scrape the cow turds off my bike and ride down.
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Recommended Route: Any- they are all about the same
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Recommended Route: All Over
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This place is a nice workout but takes zero skill to handle the bike around the trails. That 500 yard section of single track is about as challenging as the fire roads.. you just have to stick to a tighter line. Such a shame there are some great hills out there and if the park service would cut some great (and challenging) single track and charge $5 - $10 a head to ride, I bet they could turn a profit. |
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Trail Ridden: Every few months |
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Recommended Route: Start at the main gate, don't forget your lungs. It's a long climb. Longview entrance is preferable to avoid the crowds/dogs/horses at the main gate.
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: I usually start from home, which is 3 miles from the regional park on Foothill. I do the initial climb from there to the ridge trail. I follow the ridge trail into Augustin Bernal Park. From there, I continue on to the Sinbad loop. Most of the time, I do the Sinbad look clockwise (the easy way). If I really want a good climbing workout, I do it counter-clockwise.
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Trail Ridden: Once a week |
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Recommended Route: There is the main entrance to this park very far down Foothill road, and that one has very little options on what to ride. The best bet, which I ride all the time, is to go through Golden Eagle Estates. (you have to be a Pleasanton resident to get into the park that way) Supposing you are a Pleasanton resident and you start your ride there...You begin with a descent climb which is about 2 miles to the top, you then reach a opening which you can go many ways. Go to the right and follow that until the trail divides at a gate. Take the right trail downhill. Then take the trail that goes all the way to the right that takes you down the backside then back up. Then simply return the way you came.
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Trail Ridden: Once a month |
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Recommended Route: Ride your bike there. Driving to the trail head is for wimps. I know, I only live 5 miles away from this trail, however the last ride I did was at Mt. Diablo - a good 15 miles away. Besides, it's loads of fun to race the roadies with my GT xcr-2000. =;-P
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Mountain bikers who think that every trail has to have loads of crazy stunts on it are missing the essence of mountain biking. Don't get me wrong stunts are plenty of fun, but if that is all you are after, get a bmx bike and go to a bmx park. |
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Trail Ridden: Every few months |
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Recommended Route: Get a map, out and back fireroad to singletrack
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Trail Ridden: Every few months |
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Recommended Route: Sinbad Creek Trail, at the back of the park.
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Trail Ridden: Every few months |
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Recommended Route: Not towards this place
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Trail Ridden: Every few months |
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Recommended Route: Leave your bike on your car and go some place else. Unless you really suck or you are a roadie convert with Zero technical skills. There is one good jump when you are headed back down : )
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