Have you ridden Perimeter trail?
My favorite ride down there is a loop between Miller Canyon Rd. and Carr Canyon Rd. called the Perimeter trail. It incorporates the John Cooper trail.
Here is the direction I like to ride it.
Go up Miller Canyon Road about 1 mile. There is a restroom to the left.(south) Nice places to park under some big trees. The ride starts directly across the road(north side) just a stones throw to the right.
From here it climbs a lot over some nice technical features, and in places it goes under trees. Very nice views. Some fun rocky challenges. Eventually it descends down to Carr Canyon Road. Just before it gets to Carr Canyon Rd. there is a junction and the trail goes back to the left at a sharp angle, towards a beautiful meadow.(west) It goes to some old stone building remains, and there is a nice shady creek bed with nice trees to sit under and take a little break. If you were to take the trail straight, you would come right to the road and miss the nice meadow.
From here, continue west and it goes to a little Ranger station, and you jump onto Carr Canyon Rd. Now the climb begins. You will climb a few miles up steep fireroad. When you hit a big switchback, you will see a couple boulders straight ahead off the corner, and a trail. Take this trail up a climb.
Continue on this trail, and it will then start going downhill. A mix of fast, and rocky in places, with some fun stair steppy rock sections. You will hit a couple junctions, and each time stay left so you don't go into the Wilderness area. It will come out on Miller Canyon road a couple miles from the car. But don't go down the road or you miss the best part.:nono:
Look across the road, and you should be able to find a trail going to the east and following the creek. It goes downhill, and is an absolute blast.
It is super fast and swoopy in places, and then hits some technical spots. Really fun. Eventually it crosses the creek, and you are on the south side of the creek,and then a ways down you will need to keep your eyes open for a trail heading north to the car.(back across the creek). If you get to a big water tank, you went too far. You end up back at the car, and now if you came prepared, you break out the ice chest and camp chairs and have a nice picnic under the big trees.:thumbsup:
My favorite ride down there is a loop between Miller Canyon Rd. and Carr Canyon Rd. called the Perimeter trail. It incorporates the John Cooper trail.
Here is the direction I like to ride it.
Go up Miller Canyon Road about 1 mile. There is a restroom to the left.(south) Nice places to park under some big trees. The ride starts directly across the road(north side) just a stones throw to the right.
From here it climbs a lot over some nice technical features, and in places it goes under trees. Very nice views. Some fun rocky challenges. Eventually it descends down to Carr Canyon Road. Just before it gets to Carr Canyon Rd. there is a junction and the trail goes back to the left at a sharp angle, towards a beautiful meadow.(west) It goes to some old stone building remains, and there is a nice shady creek bed with nice trees to sit under and take a little break. If you were to take the trail straight, you would come right to the road and miss the nice meadow.
From here, continue west and it goes to a little Ranger station, and you jump onto Carr Canyon Rd. Now the climb begins. You will climb a few miles up steep fireroad. When you hit a big switchback, you will see a couple boulders straight ahead off the corner, and a trail. Take this trail up a climb.
Continue on this trail, and it will then start going downhill. A mix of fast, and rocky in places, with some fun stair steppy rock sections. You will hit a couple junctions, and each time stay left so you don't go into the Wilderness area. It will come out on Miller Canyon road a couple miles from the car. But don't go down the road or you miss the best part.:nono:
Look across the road, and you should be able to find a trail going to the east and following the creek. It goes downhill, and is an absolute blast.
It is super fast and swoopy in places, and then hits some technical spots. Really fun. Eventually it crosses the creek, and you are on the south side of the creek,and then a ways down you will need to keep your eyes open for a trail heading north to the car.(back across the creek). If you get to a big water tank, you went too far. You end up back at the car, and now if you came prepared, you break out the ice chest and camp chairs and have a nice picnic under the big trees.:thumbsup:
