Sierra Vista Big Ride

Temporary Trail restrictions due to COVID-19 may affect this route

The Strava route below can be copied into navigation tools such as BikeGPS. https://www.strava.com/routes/24304484

Sierra Vista and Alum Rock Park- The Big Ride – Turn by Turn:

1. Penitencia Creek Trail from the parking lot at entrance to Alum Rock Park 1.0 mi. Fire Road, climb.
2. Left. on North Rim Trail  1.0 mi. Fire Road, climb
3. Left on Todd Quick Loop Trail  0.5 mi. Single track,  climb
4. Left. on Boccardo Loop Trail, the first intersection meets both ends of the loop, so both directions are still Boccardo Loop Trail.  Take the right leg which puts you on the loop counterclockwise 1.7 mi (fire road and single track) climb
5. Right on Sierra Vista Trail  1.3 mi,  Single track, rolling
6. Left. on Calaveras Fault Trail.  4.4 mile,  0.7 mi to the top of the cut off trail, 0.9 mi further on Calaveras Fault Trail to the intersection of the bottom of the cut off trail; 2.7 mile further to the vista point.  Fire road.  Climb descent, climb.
7. Turn around to go back on Calaveras Fault Trail, 2.7 mile, descent then climb
8. Left. on Sierra Vista Trail 0.7 mile, climb
9. Left. to stay on Sierra Vista Trail, 1.3 mile, single track, rolling
10. Straight onto Boccardo Loop Trail, counterclockwise 1.2 mile, descent
11. Right on Todd Quick Loop Trail 0.5 mile, single track, descent. 
12. Right on North Rim Trail 1.0 mile, fire road, descent
13. Right on Penitencia Creek Trail, 1.0 mile, Fire Road, descent 

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