Logfather

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Allowed

Features Downhill · Drops/Jumps · Flow · Technical

I have rated this a Black trail (based on the criteria this website uses) since there are some steep and challenging sections, narrow singletrack traverses, together with some punch climbs out of the gully and some larger rocks to navigate during the lower portion.

However, for the most part I'd consider it a 'challenging Blue' in that the majority of the trail flows well, and confident riders can have a lot of fun - just be aware you can catch your pedals in some of the more narrow gully portions and traverses, and there are plenty of rocks, roots and logs which can also catch you out if you're not paying attention.

Logfather starts at one of the highest points in the park, a short distance from the main East Ridge Trail (see map). The initial decent is a steep and narrow traverse, with a series of switchbacks as you head resolutely downhill.

The trail crosses directly over Ridgeline Trail and drops into a narrow gully, which this trail follows for much of it's length - winding it's way downhill just below the Eagle Crest Trail fire-road just uphill to your left.

The trail emerges into a small clearing with a dew pond and large earth bank, and skirts around the pond to the left on a narrow traverse, before cresting the saddle and dropping sharply right, back into the continuing gully. Note that there is also a narrow trail straight on at this point, but this simply joins Eagle Crest Trail a few yards further on - you need to make that sharp right turn down into the gully to continue on Logfather.

This portion of Logfather starts to get more challenging, with a few technical drops (small) and tight navigation through the narrow gully, and eveniually you'll approach another dew pond, this time skirting to the right side on a narrow traverse trail, and crosses over Hidden Canyon trail.

The next section is the most technically challenging - it still flows well (and you can use momentum to carry you across many of the natural terrain hazards, particularly as in places there is little room to pedal), but the gully gets progressively more rocky and loose as the trail continues.

Logfather briefly intersects with the convergence of trails at the access gate at the bottom of Tarantula and Cougar Trap, but rather than pass through the gate, Logfather continues on a narrow traverse to the right of the fence line, with a short climb onto a ridge, where you continue downhill to finally join the Hetch Hetchy Trail climbing trail.