Reviewed by: mike ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Just arrived from the East Coast and did this trail for the first time today and it was HARD. Maybe it was due to the rain conditions that were present today? I don't know, but the first two miles were even hard. We had to stop on at least three occasions to clean hard, sticky mud out of jammed front forks.

After the first two miles it went up and never seed to stop until we came to the camp with my heart and lungs sticking out of my chest. This is not an easy ride, not even close. It's also not a tecnical ride, just very steep long way to test your fitness level. This trail DID have amazing views on the way up and coming down was fun in an 'earn your turns kinda way'.

Reccomended for riders looking to test their fitness level and layer in the fall/winter. Went from cold to HOT to freezing and back to hot in a matter of turns. Bring as much water as you can transport.

Recommended Route:
Did as instructed

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Still learning area

Reviewed by: smokin joe ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
I'm new to mtb'ing, so this is the 1st trail I've tried (it's just a few miles from my house, so why not?). I feel better now reading how everyone else says it's so hard because it is. I've done it maybe 8 times now, and keep getting further each time, today getting to Juniper Camp just as I broke my shoe cleat.

The fist few miles aren't too bad with lots of shade. Then it goes straight up and never seems to stop with little to no shade. In summer, parts are so steep it's hard to even get traction with the gravel. But all along the way, the views are incredible.

Recommended Route:
Mitchell Canyon to Deer Flat to Juniper - that's as far as I've gone

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Don't know any others, but you can shorten this ride to end around the switchbacks, so you're in only 20 minutes or so going "up" with still some fun down.

Reviewed by: Andrew ,  Weekend Warrior , from Concord,CA,USA

Summary:
This a great trail for begginner though advanced. I've haven't gone up the hole trail but i went up to the switchbacks which r a little technichal for cause i"m an intermediate rider.My friend and i had a great time on this trail but we had a hard with thwe hikers' since sometimes ther can be quite a few.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I've also been to Rock City and there are a bunch of trails there.

Reviewed by: Rob , from Davis, CA

Summary:
I rode the Mt. Diablo loop from Mitchell's Canyon for the first time this weekend and was sorely disappointed. The climb is completely non-technical. It's smooth and wide, even for a fireroad. One heck of a workout, though. I took the singletrack and fireroads down from Devil's Elbow and, frankly, didn't much enjoy it. The roads are so steep and loose that traction is difficult and I could never really let loose and enjoy myself. Would it have killed them to build some moderately-graded singletrack routes on this mountain? Apparently it would have. Plus horses had completely torn up some of the trails at the bottom during the winter. This place should be an example of what land managers should NOT do. I'll bump up my rating from one chilli to two because of the butt-kickingly spectacular climb. Only come here if you really want a workout.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Rockville, in Fairfield, is pretty much the anti-Diablo. All tight, technical singletrack.