Review Date
April 28, 2012

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: KK1L ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Liking "Demo" is a testament to human nature to forget pain and remember pleasure! Long fire road climb in. Long fire road climb out. Lot's of great fun in between. I rode Ridge to Sawpit for the first time today on a demo Stumpy EVO. Only ever having riden a hard tail before this bike was awesome....but this is not a bike review. Today was a gorgeous Saturday and there were lots of cars in the lot and along the road, but the trails were not crowded. I met great folks along the way and all were friendly. I ended up totally blowing out my front tire while ripping down Saw Pit at a pretty good pace. Not a thorn. Not a pinch. But TOTALLY un patchable. The crew riding behind me saved my bacon giving me a tube and inflating the tire! MANY MANY THANKS! Cali Demo riders are the best. The rental came with a bike and helmet. I did not have room in my 1 week business trip luggage for tools, tube, etc.

Recommended Route:
I rode "early" in my season (from Vermont and heck folks woke up to snow on the ground the other day!) and could not hack two loop. It would have been great to make the same Ridge to Sawpit run and then climb up Sulphur Springs and ride Braille (Tractor is closed). I did the loop in just under 2.5hrs back to the car.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
I rode Rocky Ridge and Stile Ranch at Santa Teresa County Part. It is the only other I have ridden in the area. The sunset was great from the top of Rocky Ridge. The ride back in that light is a challenge though. That evening I rode Stile Ranch on the way back...no roots or serious drops like Demo, but it is a rock garden to be sure...with switch backs. Rather fun. Despite the poor legs from Demo I did visit the park on the way to return the bike to ride Stile Ranch in full light. After waiting for a group of nearly 30 hikers spread out over 20 minutes or so I did get to ride it at a good clip in full light. Oh...only one spot of shade!

Review Date
April 14, 2012

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Griz ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
OK, now this is a really nice trail, and I don't want to hurt the local's feelings, but I didn't think it was as great as everyone else is making it out to be. I started in the early afternoon and climbed the main road up to the ridge trail. Very easy climb up, but there were guys shuttling up, and I thought, "Whats the point?". First I went down the infamous "ooh scary!" Braile trail. It was a lot of fun and has optional features that can make it quite difficult, but you can go around most of them if you want. Nice trail, but it's a long way from comparing with any classic North Vancouver type stuff. I made another loop, going up the easier trail south or east of Braile, and then came down Tractor Trail. I think that's what it's called. Easier than Braile, good trail. If I had started a bit earlier I could have made another loop and ridden Sawpit, so basically you can ride everything here in just a few hours. I still went ahead and gave it a 4 rating, because you should definitely ride it if you live nearby. Oh, cool Redwood forest, too. Also, be aware that there are occasional car break in's at the trail head.

Recommended Route:
Ride up the main road to the Ridge trail and then keep making loops on Braile, Tractor, and Saw Pit, using that other trail (can't remember the name) as a climber.

Review Date
December 31, 2011

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: FR/DH ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Awesome trails! Stunts, jumps and long single track.

Recommended Route:
Can't go wrong

Other recommended trails in the same area:
UCSC/Wilder

Review Date
September 20, 2010

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: 79chevy ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This place is amazing!rode it once and i will be back for more thats a promise!riders are all friendly i didnt know where the hell i was going. every one was willing to lend a hand!thanks guys!

Review Date
February 15, 2010

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: f4ocity ,  Racer

Summary:
Here's a short video with Demo at the beginning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14cQElCXTJM

Recommended Route:
Climb the paved road to the fire road, climb some more, then take ridgeline to braille or sawpit, then climb the fire road out.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Wilder Ranch, UCSC, Saratoga Gap