Review Date
April 4, 2010

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: windtower ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Nice climb, beautiful scenario.

Recommended Route:
Begin from Cerro Este trail in Sunol Wilderness Regional Park to the overpass, Cave Rocks, Hayfield road

Review Date
November 15, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Visitors rate this review
2.33 of 5, 3.00 votes

Reviewed by: lil willie ,  Racer

Summary:
if you know your way around there is the best single track in all of the bay. if you can handle it

Recommended Route:
find the doubles in the back then find a 5 mile long down hill

Comments

Offy (12/14/2007)

What do you mean by doubles?

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Review Date
November 22, 2001

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: StumpJumper , from Pleasanton

Summary:
This ride is strictly a lung busting/leg burning training ride. The climb to Cerro Estes offers only short sections between climbs to get the heart rate down. If you can make it to the top without stopping consider yourself in shape. The downhill is steep but not technical so after the climb you have earned some speed time. I have yet to run into anyone coming up the downhill part above the barn. I usually ride in the mornings because of the sun exposure it can get HOT.

Recommended Route:
Park your car all the way at the end of the road. Cross the bridge and head toward Little Yosemite. At Little Yosemite make a left and head uphill to Cerro Estes. At the top do not come back the way you came instead head down the fire road to the Barn area and back to the picnic areas.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Augustin Bernal/Pleasanton Ridge via either Golden Eagle Estates (Pleasanton residents) or Longview road

Review Date
September 1, 2000

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: Cruzan , from San Jose, CA

Summary:
The round trip is @5.5 miles. You park @ 1/2 mile from the trailhead on a less traveled road and bike to the trailhead. The trail is fire road. It's hot with some shade but not that dusty in the summer. The trail offers uphill and then rolling elevation.
Good place to go without crowds and if you have a dog that likes to run as the park allows dogs for a $1 fee.

Recommended Route:
Maguire Peak Loop

Review Date
July 28, 2000

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: Kevin , from Pleasanton

Summary:
It's one hell of a workout on a single speed. The trail is obviously not biked much - it has lots of horseshoe imprints as well as horse and cow crap. Maybe some of the other legal bike trails in the park are kewl, but it was getting dark.

Recommended Route:
I've only ridden it once. I rode the Hayfield road trail.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Pleasanton ridge - for all your uphill pleasures.