Northern California - Any good rides in and around Arnold, CA?

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BlastRadius

09-25-09, 02:13 PM

Besides riding up to Alpine Lake and up and over the Ebbets pass?
Road or Mountain? I'm trying to decide which to do this weekend.

Rushfan

09-25-09, 03:33 PM

You can take your road bike on Spicer Reservoir Road off of Highway 4. I think it's paved for at least 10 miles, going down to the river and up the south side. Should be quiet, low traffic, up and down, but the area can have a lot of mosquitos.

Bear Valley's known for mountain biking so that might be a better choice. The Bear Valley cycling web page has some useful ideas for both mountain & road...

http://www.bearvalley.com/07_summer/activities/biking.asp

BenRidin

09-25-09, 05:02 PM

Sheep Ranch over to Jesus Maria? :lol:

UmneyDurak

09-25-09, 05:44 PM

You are going to spent weekend in Arnold? Sorry to hear that. :p I would just go up to Big Trees for some BBQ and hiking. :thumb:

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tprevost

09-26-09, 09:43 PM

Sheep Ranch over to Jesus Maria? :lol:

oh yeah... that's a nice suggestions :innocent:

BlastRadius

09-28-09, 05:25 PM

I ended up riding up to Lake Alpine from Dorrington. The shoulders were very nice all the way from Dorrington up. Next time I'm planning on doing the Arnold Rim Trail (http://www.arnoldrimtrail.org).

I would have done the Spicer Road out-and-back but I didn't have enough water with me and didn't know if there would be any available.

Rushfan

09-28-09, 07:07 PM