This route is to concentrate on the easier flow of Blodgett.
Start at the quarry parking lot, head north through the gates towards
Oak Valley Trail. You'll immedetialy run into a four way intersection, stay low and to the right to stay on
Oak Valley Trail.
At mile 0.4, you'll cross over
Fenceline Trail to continue up on
Oak Valley Trail. The next intersection will be at mile 0.65 with
Verdant Vista, stay straight onto
Verdant Vista to keep climbing to
N. Chamberlain Trail.
Verdant Vista will merge with
N. Chamberlain Trail a mile 1.25. Continue up!
At mile 1.55, you'll reach a fourway intersection with
Windsong Ridge Access Road and Trail, stay straight to continue to towards
Gambel Oak Trail. At mile 1.7 you'll hang a hard right switchback to descend
Gambel Oak Trail towards Centennial.
Finally some downhill, but don't be fooled, that was one of four climbs for this route. Take
Gambel Oak Trail all the way down to the dirt road for South Blodgett Trailhead. Continue on the singletrack above the parking lot and hop back on
Orchard Valley Trail - South at mile 2.6.
At mile 2.78, take the left descent to drop to a parallel trail, disregard the neighborhood privacy sign, onto
Foothills Connector. Then take the right into the neighborhood at mile 2.85. Take the right onto Hollandale drive around the left turn and look for
Hollandale Connector on your right at mile 3.
A short climb up to
Oak Valley Trail, turn left and then an immediate right to climb
Verdant Vista again. At mile 3.7, take a left to descend
N. Chamberlain Trail towards
Fang Drop. Merge onto
Neurotoxin to cross over a wooden bridge.
Look for the climb trail
Culebras on your right at mile 4. Settle in!
A mile 5, take a left onto
Sinuosa to descend back to the parking lot. A mile 6, keep straight to merge with
Neurotoxin and finish strong!
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