Review Date
June 29, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

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5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: nathan1384 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
A windy nonstop climb through the hills of American Canyon (watch out for the cows!). Mostly fire roads with some just cut single track. A bit dry, dusty, and bumpy due to the wind and new trails. Great views. Not much worth biking here (only ridden once). Not technical, but the climbs are seemingly endless. Good alternative if you want a change of pace from Rockville or Napa Skyline trail. Better than Pena Adobe park (Vacaville). No one else was there.

Recommended Route:
Park outside the park to save $5. I took the Perimeter fire road counterclockwise to Prairie Ridge, to Kestrel trail, and the S Valley back to the parking area. Next ride (if I can convince anyone to go back) will be counter clockwise to middle valley to prairie ridge to kestrel to S valley. I think that will be less up and down or at least more singletrack.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Rockville or Napa Skyline trail

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Review Date
June 16, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: fattfreddie ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
I ride this a few times a week, and there are STILL sections that I cannot make. There is a downhill (Kestrel trail) that you get going about 35mph on, and then it abruptly ends at a barbed wire fence. FUN. I love this place because there never anyone else there and I can't stand other human beings.

Recommended Route:
If you ride the perimeter of the place counter clockwise, it's more enjoyable. Gives you time for your legs to warm up. If you ride it clockwise, you are pounding uphill from the staging area, and well, it sucks. The North Ridge trail is unbelievably steep at the very beginning, I often sit at the foot of it and sob for a while before I ride / walk up it LOL. But once you make the tough climbs, there are some awesome fun downhills.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I mostly ride in my front yard.