Sacramento Ride recommendations

[Brendan Willard in SF]

I'll be out in North East Sac this weekend and hope to get a 20-40 mile ride or two in.  Any musts? Mixed terrain preferred.

Thanks,

Brendan in SF.

[Wesley]

The American River Bike Trail is exceptional. If by Northeast Sac you mean one of the suburbs like Citrus Heights or Roseville, then I'd suggest riding Auburn-Folsom Road. There's a lot of mixed terrain to ride on the levees (which al have a gravel road on top and/or to the side) but they get boring very fast (for me). If you can drive to the start of your ride then your options are much greater.

-Wes

[Collin A]

Taking the American River Trail/Path towards Paradise beach and getting on as many of the little social trails than split off from the main paved path is the way to go. Otherwise, biking up to Folsom Dam from around Nimbus Dam and riding the gravel/singletack paths on the west side of the lake is pretty idyllic (photo from when I rode it last in May, water is a bit lower now).

And just like Wes mentioned, all of the levees have a gravel crest of service road to ramble on.

Enjoy the visit!

Collin, Formerly of Sactonw

On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 12:41:38 PM UTC-7 Brendan Willard in SF wrote:

[Wesley]

If you can drive to your ride, then I'd suggest parking at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and riding the gravel roads through there. It's beautiful, full of wildflowers and migrating birds, and completely flat. If you'd prefer terrain, there are a lot of options in the Sierra foothills. One good one is to drive to the Quarry Trail and ride it (north of Folsom Lake near the confluence of the North and Middle forks of the American River - that confluence area is the starting points for a lot of good hiking and riding, though bikes generally aren't allowed on the single-track trails.

-Wes

[Michael Kashuba]

Agreed. Miners Ravine, and Secret Ravine in Roseville are pleasant. If you make it out to Beals Point area at Folsom Lake, the Johnny Cash Trail is also interesting and cuts off at old Folsom town…

MJK with an Appaloosa in Fair Oaks

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On Sep 1, 2023, at 5:05 PM, Wesley <brooks...@gmail.com> wrote:

If you can drive to your ride, then I'd suggest parking at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area and riding the gravel roads through there. It's beautiful, full of wildflowers and migrating birds, and completely flat. If you'd prefer terrain, there are a lot of options in the Sierra foothills. One good one is to drive to the Quarry Trail and ride it (north of Folsom Lake near the confluence of the North and Middle forks of the American River - that confluence area is the starting points for a lot of good hiking and riding, though bikes generally aren't allowed on the single-track trails.

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