Reviewed by: zcire ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
The guy before me is on some kind of power trip. The trail is NOT closed, and will NOT be closed! This trail is pretty much a fire road until you reach the bottom near Highway 1. It's no "world cup pro downhill" or whatever the hell one of the guys said before me. I xcountry ride, and I can bomb down the trail in 10 minutes at the most no problem. Truthfully It's really not worth the climb unless you enjoy riding uphill.

Recommended Route:
Go all the way up sneath from 35, ride up the Sweeny Ridge paved trail. When you get to the top of the ridge take a left onto the dirt, and you will see a sign on your right.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
There is none, they all suck!

Reviewed by: PAUL , from PACIFICA

Summary:
CLOSED SOON BECAUSE OF PEOPLE HICKING, AND THE "COASTAL NAZIS" YOU ALL ASKED FOR IT, THE DOWN HILL MENTALITY.

Recommended Route:
STAY OFF OR IT WILL BE CLOSED LIKE EVERY OTHER TRAIL IN THIS STATE,WALK THE DAM THING TO MANY PEOPLE AND TO TO MANY NERDS ABUSING THE TRAIL SYSTEM FOR WHAT?SOME STUPID DECADENT THRILL..LOOK AROUND YOU THE PLACE IT`S SRINKING AT AN ALARMING RATE"SMELL THE FLOWERS",LISTEN,FEEL THE PEACE,ONE DAY THERE WILL BE NOTHING BUT SIGNS,JUST LIKE THE LINDA MAR BEACH, THEN WHAT?,WILL WE ALL RIDE IN SIMULATOR?.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I HAVE RIDEN IN PLACES THAT MOST OF YOU COULD ONLY DREAM OF,THEY ARE ALL CLOSED NOW "N.Z." I NOW AM ABLE TO RIDE IN GREECE,THE GERMANS ARE CLOSING IN ON THAT AREA NOW,IT WON`T BE LONG BEFORE THAT IS SHUT DOWN TO,BUT THEIR THEY MIGHT SHOOT AT YOU..

Reviewed by: Crooked toe joe , from bay area

Summary:
The mile has sections of world cup pro downhill with extreme rocky sections. cross the paved trail, and head down "boy scout" which has tons of different lines availible, and several huge jumps, also some extremely technical root sections. You are in the jungel you it is cool. this dumps you into a small jump right onto the road.

Recommended Route:
skip the "crack" and go straight to the "mile", this has intense drops and extreme technical sections.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
skip "the crack" it is not all that it's "cracked" up to be!! haha

Reviewed by: AS , from NYC

Summary:
I wouldn't waste my time riding XC here. There's no singletrack and it's relatively boring. If you're into DHing or freeriding, the shuttle runs are wicked. It's a good hour to hour 1/2 walk/push/ride to the top but the downhill is worth it. You can try 'The Crack' but pushing up it is a b:tch and if you haven't got the skills, you'll get hurt coming down. The rest is steep, rutted trails which are fun. My favorite is when you get into the woods... lots of dirt jumps and big drops with tight, sweeping turns. Very cool.

Recommended Route:
Once you've managed to ride/push/carry your DH/Freeride (that's what you should be riding) bike up to the top, take a deep breath and prepare to bomb down the whole thing.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
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Reviewed by: Sean , from Pacifica

Summary:
Not too much distance-wise but all in all a pretty fun ride. The ride up Mori Ridge has some pretty steep ascents but nothing the average rider can't handle. After you come down Baquiano a ways (to the gate), you can go left onto Fassler or head a little to the right. Either way leads down the mountain but to the right lets you get a little more creative. The trails aren't marked too well but if you keep going towards the Ocean you should eventually get dumped off behind a church on HWY 1. If you have to drive any sort of distance to get here you may want to reconsider, there's probably some much better places to ride than this. But if you're into the views and historical thing (Portola discovered the bay from the ridge where there is a marker commemorating his dicovery) then you may find it worth your while. Whatever, I like it. Overall: Well, there are some steep sections but nothing too technical so I guess it would be appropriate for an intermediate rider (weekend warrior?) or above. Just bring a helmet or something. Oh yeah, I almost forgot... when you get to the top of Mori Ridge, checkout the old Nike missle site. Spooky :)

Recommended Route:
Start at Mori Ridge trailhead behind Shelldance Nursery and go up for about a mile. At the top, go south along the ridge until you hit the intersection to Baquiano.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
McNee Ranch is fun. The ride up the fire road by the ranger station is a good workout for the lungs.