Soquel Demonstration Forest Big Ride

The Strava route below can be copied into navigation tools such as BikeGPS. https://www.strava.com/routes/2739658358581794110

Soquel Demonstration Forest – The Big Ride Turn by Turn:

  1. Start at the parking lot on Highland Way.  Take Highland Way to the intersection with Buzzard’s Lagoon Rd, Eureka Canyon Rd, and Ormsby Cutoff.  1.9 miles, paved pubic road, climb
  2. Right on Buzzard’s Lagoon Rd., 0.8 miles, dirt and gravel public road, climb
  3. Right on Aptos Creek Fire Road, 2.2 miles, dirt road, climb
  4. Right on Ridge Trail,  2.0 miles, single track, rolling
  5. Right on Braille Trail, 1.5 miles, single track, descent
  6. Left on Hihn’s Mill Rd., 0.4 miles, dirt road, descent
  7. Left on Tractor Road/Trail, 1.5 miles, dirt road and single track, climb
  8. Left on Ridge Trail, you will intersect the Flow Trail twice. 0.4 miles, single track, rolling
  9. Left on Flow Trail, you will intersect Tractor Trail twice. 3.3 miles, single track, descent. 
  10. Right on Hihn’s Mill Rd., 4.0 miles dirt road, climb. 

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