Review Date
November 14, 2009

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Jbaysurfer ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
I road this trail today one way. I did not ride the fire road, except for the first 100 yards or so between the top entrance and Camino Cielo (shooting range).

This is a surprisingly flowy trail and relatively rock free, unlike the rest of the local trails. It's not very difficult, but you'll think you're super cool because it's very narrow in spots. There's a couple spots with plenty of sidehill exposure, but as long as you don't tweak out right then and steer off the trail it's totally mellow. The only spot you might have to get of the bike is at one or two of the creek crossings. Stay to the right at the bottom where a FS sign says "Designated Rt", and it drops you off on the road just above the private campground (that looks like good living if you ask me ;-)

My only complaint is, it was somethign exciting and new, but it's not really any better than the front country SB trails, but maybe mellower, and it's alot of riding to do it the way I did (up Gibralter Rd. to E. Camino Cielo across La Cumbre Pk to Arroyo Burro/Gun Range than down to Santa Ynez River and out the river valley, up Stagecoach Rd to Cold Springs Tavern and a tasty beer :-) for the amount of dh single track you get.

It's a good workout though, and anything that ends in beer can't be bad :-)

Recommended Route:
Probably ride from TH at bottom up AB rd. then back down the ST. It'd be probably a 2ish hour ride. Otherwise, if you're a HT XC high mileage type ride up Painted Cave rd. turn right on E. Camino Cielo then left on AB rd. and my route the rest of the way, even looping all the way back up the pass and home again.

Review Date
July 30, 2009

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: power2rice ,  Downhiller

Summary:
Arroyo Burro is nothing hard. It starts off as a fire road with lots of random kicker jumps constantly coming. It makes it quite fun especially the kicker jumps that shoot you over the washed out sections. The trail itself is very fast and flows well. The switch backs are rutted out so just lean in hard if you want to rail through fast.

Recommended Route:
There is only one route.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Tunnel, Jesusita, Cold Springs

Review Date
January 31, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: jonecat@hotmail.com ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
awesome trail Feb 2009

Recommended Route:
Upper Oso to Lower Oso. Cross river at Lower Oso and follow river trail up to Arroyo Burro rd. Up first mile of singletrack until it hits the road again then take the fire road up to trailhead on right. Go down singletrack and back by same route.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Matias Potrero-working on getting this trail buffed out soon, but it is very rideable right now!