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  3. …Bay Area
  4. …Pescadero
  5. Pescadero Creek Park
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“A beginners mountain biking ride deep in the redwoods ”

Sean McKenna
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11.5

Miles

18.5

KM

0%

Singletrack

604' 184 m

High

269' 82 m

Low

768' 234 m

Up

760' 232 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (1°)

8%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs No Dogs

E-Bikes Unknown

No dogs.

Overview

This is simply an out and back ride. A great place to take beginners. The trail is a fire road and great on hot summer days. The ride is mostly in the shade of 2nd-growth redwoods.

Need to Know

There are only a couple steep parts. You may run into a few horses on the weekends.

Description

This is a great ride for beginners. It doesn't receive a lot of traffic even though the close proximity to other parks. To make it really fun for a beginner, stop at Alice's Restaurant, Skyline and 84, on the way back and grab something to eat.

Directions are as follows: from I-280 at Woodside, take Highway 84 west for 13 miles to La Honda. Turn left on Pescadero Road and drive 1 mile, then bear right to stay on Pescadero Road. Continue 4.2 miles to Wurr Road on the left. Turn left and drive 0.25 mile to the trailhead.

History & Background

The Old Haul Road was an old logging route that runs between Pescadero Creek County Park and Portola Redwoods State Park. The historic railroad bed tunnels through a thick forest of second-growth redwoods, providing a smooth, easy ride that gains only 500 feet in elevation.

Contacts

Local Club: Silicon Valley Mountain Bikers

Oct 5, 2026: Update on the Fortini Property: Thank You for Making Your Voice Heard!

Oct 1, 2026: Trail Day — Hwy 17 Frontage Trail (Sun Oct 11)

Aug 22, 2026: Comment Guidelines & Call to Action

Land Manager: Pescadero Creek County Park

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Sean McKenna
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Trail Ratings

  4.2 from 20 votes

#1

in Pescadero Creek Park

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  4.2 from 20 votes
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#1

in Pescadero Creek Park

#155

in California

#1,052

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Climbing Old Haul Road from Wurr Road
Aug 6, 2018 near La Honda, CA
Almost in the end.
May 3, 2015 near Portola…, CA
Almost the beginning of the trail
May 3, 2015 near Portola…, CA

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Sep 12, 2024
Valla Djafari
May 11, 2024
HANWEI LIN
11mi — 2h 20m
Sep 5, 2022
Fanny Suárez
11.5mi
May 19, 2021
Seb K
road is closed due to fires
May 25, 2020
Rob G
Abbreviated ride due to trail closure at Towne Fire Rd. — 1h 00m
May 9, 2020
David Z
Nice trail through the redwoods. 11mi
Jul 14, 2019
Anthony Campbell
Great trial for my son and I 11.5mi — 1h 50m
Apr 19, 2019
Kevin Campagna
10.8mi — 1h 33m

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