Derek and I are in this area all summer so I won’t be posting about every ride we do, but maybe all the new ones we check out. Last time we rode Weaverville trails we had to stay on the lower slopes because the mountains at higher elevation had snow! This time everything was dry …
Month: May 2026
Over 30 miles of dirt single-track wind through the hills between Swasey Drive and Muletown Road on the outskirts of Redding. This area offers several trails of varying character and difficulty for cyclists and hikers, from purpose built flow trails to long climbing x-country trails. Some trails follow historic mining ditches while others climb steadily …
On the eastern edge of Redding, close to Whiskeytown Lake, we rode a fantastic loop I’ll call French Fry Loop. The mountain biking in this area is pretty climby with some lovely views of Lassen and a section of the Sacramento River. Our mountain bike loop started up by the trailhead for Trail 58 off …
Derek and I did a mixed surface ride (road and dirt/gravel) out by Trinity Lake. This lake is one of the largest reservoirs in California with a capacity of 2,447,650 acre feet and 145 miles of shoreline. The Alpine scenery surrounding the lake makes up the Trinity Alps with dramatic, rugged landscape of chiseled granite peaks, glacially …
On a trip into town to pickup groceries, we stopped and did a quick hike on the West Weaver Creek and Upper Creek Trails. This 4ish mile loop is located on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The BLM granted Trinity County a 50-year right-of-way for this trail in August 1999. The …
When in Rome! We’re along the Trinity River where white water rafting is extremely popular so we took a turn. Our trip was with Six Rivers Rafting and I highly recommend them. We drove a short 7 miles to Six Rivers Rafting where they gave us wetsuits (the water temp is currently 53), helmets, life …
Helena, CA is a ghost town near Weaverville in Northern California and we rode our bikes out to the end of the road to see the forest and Trinity River. The site of the Helena ghost town was originally a Native American camp going back as far as 4,000 years ago. A man by the …