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Pebble Beach Forest Area
13 reviews
4.15 of 5
Great fire roads and some single trek thats a bit hard to find. Lots of errosion thats fun to work with. Best thing is that there are no sand traps like in ford ord.
Summary: I used to ride these trails as a kid. They were nice then, for a kid. I had forgotten how small this patch of woods really is. It seems to be getting smaller all the time. I had been looking forward to riding Pebble today. But never again. I was climbing a fire road when I spotted this old lady with a lab. The dog took off towards me and I tried to make nice when the damn thing started to bite my ankles and feet. I yelled at it to get away and it just kept trying to bite. I stopped riding and the old lady started yelling at me! I told her her dog had bitten me and all she kept saying was how she was going to call the Sherriff and that I was going to "get an expensive ticket." I wasn't hurt and I didn't feel like arguing so I kept riding up the hill. I caught a single track from the top and met two more hikers, a forty-somthing man and his wife. I saw them early and got off the bike. I wasn't looking for any more problems. Before I could even say hello the man started wagging his finger in my direction and telling me how the Pebble Beach homeowners and the sherriff were going to put a stop to "all you damned mountain bikers".(Is there some sort of sinister plot afoot?) When I tried to pass, the dude stood in my way and wouldn't let me by. I was stunned. I never said a word to him. Then I noticed the bottle of pepper spray in his wife's hand. What the he11? Were you gonna pepper spray me on the trail today lady? Really? I kept my mouth shut, and tried to keep moving. They finally let me by. Thanks for not dosing me with pepper spray. I looked back to see the dude dialing a cell phone. Whatever. When I got to the bottom of the old quarry, I saw the dog lady talking to Pebble Beach Security on SFB Morse Dr.! I turned around and took the fire road back up. I came back down the same road about 30 min. later and this time saw the dog lady, the couple, two security vehicles and a sherrif! Seriously? Today is Monday, how bad does it get on Saturdays when all the haters are out photographing birds and walking dogs that cost more than my bike? I hadn't even spoken to the couple. It's not that I'm backing down, but I know when risk outweighs reward. I'm not going back to Pebble. I'ts just not worth the hassle. Fort Ord has much bigger upside and zero headaches. Why risk getting a ticket, losing your bike, or peppered and left for dead?
Recommended Route: I recommend you ride Fort Ord instead. I'll see you there.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Fort Ord. There's some nice stuff in Santa Cruz. Or road trip it to Mammoth Mountain during the summer and ride the lift up.
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Summary: Pebble Beach is not for mountain bikes. Poeple that hike Pebble don't like mountain bikes either. You should never ride there ever.. If you ride near the lodge, you will get caught. If you ride where there is pavement, or where you stand out, you will be followed and get caught and ticketed or worse. If there is a person that seems mad as you ride by, they are. Whatever you do.. DONT STOP! Just keep riding unless you like getting busted. At any point in your ride at Pebble, chances of being cussed out by a local are really good. My favorite comeback is "when I stop paying for my house, I will stop riding in my backyard."
With that, Pebble Beach is definitely not the bomb-shizzie. There are all these roots everywhere and its bumpy and the trails are just not good. You will leave craving tons of ST after riding nothing but fire road and probably get lost in the virtual labrynth of twists and dead ends if you try to look for singletrack. What most people don't realise, is that Pebble Beach is a FOREST. The lack of open spaces and cover from the trees makes Pebble really bad for trails. Good luck finding any groomed trails if you have ever go. I really don't advise or condone anyone ever under any cirumstances, to ride a bike in Del Monte Forest.
Every once and a while, a person will cross your path with a pair of Corona shears a hand saw and and handul of wood rounds.. Don't mind them..
If you know Pebble well enough, it's because someone showed you where to ride and how to get away with riding there. If obsessed hikers, bird watchers, mushroom and berry hunters are what you like, have fun. And remember, there is nothing wrong with riding in Fort Ord every day and never coming to Pebble where you will get in a lot of trouble and bad things will happpen to you for riding there. HWY68HB-
Recommended Route: I recommend driving to Fort Ord not to Pebble Beach.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Any trail other than those in Pebble Beach.
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Review Date February 2, 2004
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty 3 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a week
Reviewed by: Evan
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Weekend Warrior
Summary: It is totally awesome! It is the best place ever! If you are looking for gr8 trails go here!
Recommended Route: from the very top hit knuclebuster and at the end go right on the fire road and then left on another fire road and at the end hit suicide!
Other recommended trails in the same area: spanish bay, fort ord, high school, aptos
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Review Date January 30, 2004
Overall Rating 3 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty 3 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a year
Reviewed by: Dave
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Racer
Summary: Pebble Beach used to be my stomping grounds when I was living at home. Once upon a time, Pebble Beach was open to Mountain Bikers - no more. Pebble Beach changed ownership and the new owners must not have wanted the liability risk, so they started posting "no bikes" signs all over the place. Of course, that doesn't mean that you can't ride out there, but do so at your own risk - the park rangers will go after you, and some of the locals have turned hostile since the "no bikes" signs went up. (Amazing how they never seemed to mind before...) I had developed a few 1.5-2 hour loops (ridden at my base training pace) that included a variety of paved roads, fire roads, single track, golf course rough, and people's back yards. I had to be creative. Some of the trails are shared with the Equestrian center there in Pebble Beach, so you will occasionally encounter horses, as well as areas that have been totally torn up by the horses. You can generally ride out there in all sorts of weather, the trails hold up relatively well when wet. My route basically had trails that ran from the top of Pebble Beach down almost all the way to the Ocean and then back up, skirting alongside Poppy Hills, Spy Glass, and the MPCC golf courses. You can enter Pebble Beach from just about anywhere you want - but the best places are probably along Holman Highway (HWY68) which connects Monterey to Pacific Grove. To close, some of the trails are great fun ("woodchip" is still one of my all time favorites), and the scenery is obviously very nice, but the bottom line is that there several better places to ride in the Monterey-Salinas area that actually invite you to ride there.
Recommended Route: Hard to describe. You will just need to venture around and explore. Watch out for the Pebble Beach rangers and stuffy anti-biker residents.
Other recommended trails in the same area: In order of preference: Fort Ord (home of the Sea Otter Classic), Toro Park (across HWY 68 from Fort Ord), "Top of the World" in Carmel Highlands (private property - but they have never hassled me), Old Coast Road in Big Sur, starting at Bixby Bridge.
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Review Date September 29, 2003
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty 3 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a week
Reviewed by: matthewman
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Cross Country Rider
Summary: Me and all my friends call it White Mountain. We also name all the trails. It is illegal to bike their and if your riding and the rangers see you you better take off. If they catch you they take away your bike and give you a $200 ticket. I have been chased.
Recommended Route: I take #5 carmel rancho bus and it drops you off at the top of the trails.
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