I heard that Cabin is pretty good, but the fire roads are a little muddy. What time will you be there? and what are you riding?....I'll look for you there. I expect to hit the Eucalyptus grove about 12:30 or sopfunk said:
Probably won't make it up there until around 1:00pm (to start the ride) so I'll probably miss you. Just incase, I ride an extra small gray titus loco moto. look for pigtails and a bright green switchbladeWarrGuru said:
OK.......I'm confused. WIll you be on the loco and someone else on the Switchblade?pfunk said:Probably won't make it up there until around 1:00pm (to start the ride) so I'll probably miss you. Just incase, I ride an extra small gray titus loco moto. look for pigtails and a bright green switchblade
from Wilder. I took a little longer ride than I had planned. I hit the Eucalyptus Grove at about 1. Most of the trails on the UC side are in good shape. I didn't have the time to drop into Wilder past the grove.pfunk said:
I was thinking about checking out MCR this weekend. Sounds like that may not be a good idea? I would have to imagine Campers is in rough condition right now-especially that rocky decent towards the bottom!Justintime said:
Justintime has it right. Most of the UC trails are fine. Carpet's still a bit of a mess. Lockemup looked pretty bad. I didn't check out campers. Those trails need about 2 more weeks of dry weather.gobike said:
I have ridden Wilder side a number of times but never the UC side. Since I am still recovering from a broken leg, hiking the trails to check them out sounds like a good idea. What is the recommended parking and access to the UC trails as I have not ridden them?gobike said:
You should probably park at the turn out at the bottom of lockemups or at the Rincon parking pullout (just north of U-conn trail). Just remember that if you drop down on Magic Carpet, you'll have a longer than anticipated walk back to your car along Highway 9 than you would think.gstahl said:
The major difference between the two is that any good singletrack (minus U-Conn) at UCSC is illegal. UCSC Police have issued tickets in the past to trail poachers. Wilder is legal. There are a few "secret" trails that i am familiar w/. I haven't ridden them in some time, so I am not sure if they are still in any shape, but "mailboxes" and "emma" were two of them (accessed off of Empire Grade and the top of Long Meadow.Justintime said:
ok, that makes sense. I have never once seen a ranger, but my friends have had some unfortunate run-ins. I have heard of mailboxes and for some reason i've never done it, but i've never heard of emma! Is it a quality trail? Thanks for the insightgobike said:
Actually, I think your'e a bit confused on the trails. Lock 'em up's is an old horse trail that drops down from the main fireroad between the BMX area and Dead Camper's. It drops you off just south of Rincon pullout. There are no bridges/ladders, etc on this trail. It's pretty much a bomber type downhill, with shoots, roots, switchbacks, and rocks.Justintime said:
