Yep we're pretty lucky
there's another trail about 10 minutes closer that allows you to park at the bottom and ride up pine needly singletrack switchbacks for the same 3 miles at a 25% to 35% grade, i'm pretty sure its the same trail, i believe its a 26 mile loop. so we'd rather drive up that climb than ride it if possible. however if we did ride that whole climb it would be a pretty good accomplishment.