Reviewed by: Tiki , from San Diego, CA

Summary:
Awesome down hill awaits you if you are willing to endure the three thousand foot climb with an unrideable section at the very top of the climb after Rock Creek Lake. Recommend bringing a compass and at least a 70 oz. camelback of water along with another large bottle of water. Once you get to the soft part of San Canyon (on the Jeep road), deflating tires to about 20 PSI helps IMMENSELY for controllability since it is so soft and so steep. Be advised the trail along the telephone lines back to Uncle Tom's Cabin is to miserable as it too soft to ride (uphill) and it goes through a large burned out area, which is pretty much how your body feels anyway by the time you get to that point. This route is about as much Eastern Sierra backcountry you will find anywhere for MTB. Take a partner if you can and watch out for pop up thunderstorms.

Recommended Route:
Park at Uncle Tom's Cabin, pedal up the road eight miles to Rock Creek Lake, carry bike up trail to the Sand Canyone Mountain bike Trail, descend down the ridge and canyon all the way to the telephone lines. Shuttling up to Rock Creek denies "the aerobic benefits" of the ride.

Reviewed by: Sierra T Mack , from California

Summary:
The loop would end up with about 8,000 feet of vertical ascent and decent if you park at Tom's Place(7,000 feet elevation), ride up the canyon, haul your bike up from the lake to where the trail starts (over 10,000 feet), ride down to Swall Meadows (6,000+ feet), then ride back up Lower Rock Creek Road to Tom's Place. You'll ride through the Birch Creek Fire burn area if you ride back up to Tom's from Swall Meadows.

Recommended Route:
Use the route suggested in the write up by Creek Dude if you have a shuttle, but listen to Corn. He's right. If you're up to it turn it into a loop. It would be one of the toughest rides you'll ever do, but hey, strap on your ball sling and give it a shot! The loop is only for expert riders. STRONGLY consider a shuttle if 13 miles of gnarly downhill will knock you out...or try something else.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Lower Rock Creek

Reviewed by: cob , from Durango

Summary:
You tell em' Corn....

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Summary:
one of the best downhill with some spice I know

Recommended Route:
past the pond about two or three look for alternates off to the left one goes all the way to the top of wheller ridge' Hey, when you get down to Swall meadows why not ride up one maybe two and head on down the lower part of rock creek take swim and do some techie stuff down to round valley By the time you do all this it at least a mile drop and probably more depending on the wheller excursion. MISS the sierras MILL

Other recommended trails in the same area:
rock, swall to round, buttermilks spiced with mcghee lakes