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SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS WEST
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS EAST
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SOUTH BAY/CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST
BEYOND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Rides 1 to 5 Miles
Rides 6 to 10 Miles
Rides 11 to 20 Miles
Rides More Than 20 Miles
Rides with 0 to 1,000 Feet of Climbing
Rides with 1,001 to 2,000 Feet of Climbing
Rides with 2,001 to 3,000 Feet of Climbing
Rides with More Than 3,000 Feet of Climbing
Rides with Jumps
Rides with Extreme Drops
Rides with Shuttles
Lonely Rides
Crowded Rides
Best-maintained Rides
Easy Rides
Flat Rides
Steep Rides
Scenic Rides
Urban Rides
Desert Rides
Creek and River Rides
Waterfall Rides
Wildflower Rides
Wildlife Rides
Disclaimer
This book is meant only as a guide to select trails within and around Los Angeles County and does not guarantee rider safety in any wayyou ride at your own risk. Neither Menasha Ridge Press nor Charles Patterson is liable for property loss or damage, personal injury, or death that may result from accessing or riding the trails described. Be cautious when riding on or near boulders, steep inclines, and drop-offs, and do not attempt to explore terrain that may be beyond your abilities. To help ensure an uneventful ride, please read carefully the introduction to this book. Acquaint yourself thoroughly with the areas you intend to visit before venturing out. Ask questions and prepare for the unforeseen. Familiarize yourself with current weather reports, maps of the area you intend to visit, and any applicable trail regulations.
Copyright 2008 by Charles Falk Patterson
All rights reserved
Published by Menasha Ridge Press
Printed in the United States of America
Distributed by Publishers Group West
First edition, first printing
Cover design by Travis Bryant
Text design by Steveco International
Cover and interior photography by Charles Falk Patterson
Author photograph by Stephanie Kalinowski
Cartography and elevation profiles by Charles Falk Patterson, Scott McGrew, and Lohnes+Wright
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Patterson, Charles Falk.
Mountain bike! Los Angeles County/Charles Falk Patterson.
p. cm.
ISBN 13: 978-0-89732-646-9 (alk. paper)
ISBN 10: 0-89732-646-6 (alk. paper)
1. All-terrain cyclingCaliforniaLos Angeles CountyGuidebooks. 2. Los Angeles County (Calif.)Guidebooks. I. Title. GV1045.5.C22P6763 2007
796.630979493dc22
2007006396
Menasha Ridge Press
P.O. Box 43673
Birmingham, Alabama 35243
www.menasharidge.com
C. F. P.
First and foremost, Id like to thank fate for allowing me to complete roughly 200,000 feet of ascending and descending more than 500 miles without crashing or crossing paths with mountain lions, landslides, runaway trucks, Africanized bees, rabid bison, or mosquitoes tainted with West Nile virus. Fate also canceled Stephanie Kalinowskis early meeting with her maker, providing enough bushes for her to grab as she fell down one of Lower Sam Merrill Trails many slides, averting catastrophe. For that, Stephanie and I are truly grateful.
I extend warm thanks to the many persons whose brains I picked along the way, among them Kye Sharp, Casey Kelley, Deker Williams, Michael Kelley, and Mike Stanosek.
The staff of Helens Cycles Westwood served as my pit crewkeeping me properly outfitted and listening to my stories all the way through. I dread the day when the managers, Mike Fukazaki Feng and Pete Burnham, move on to bigger and better things. El Maestro Mecnico Gilberto Quintanella kept my bike from missing a shift the whole way Muchas gracias, seor! Special thanks to Ryan Morse for building me a pimp set of wheels and for all the laughs.
Thanks to Patrick Rose, Maria Biber-Ferro, Quito Cooksey, Deker Williams, Gabriela Williams, Jason Tuttle, and Stephanie Kalinowski for making great riding buddies, photographers, and photographic subjects.
Perhaps the biggest thank you should go to the volunteer workers and park employees who have done such a fantastic job of maintaining the trails of Southern California. Without their tireless efforts, the forces of nature would surely take away many of our greatest trails within just a few seasons. Thanks, guys and gals, your work is much appreciated!
Charles Falk Patterson grew up in Topanga Canyon, California, the ideal place to become an avid mountain biker. If the local trails werent inspiring enough, Charles found additional motivation from his mother, Casey, and brother, Kye, both former professional racers. Being neither an insanely fast downhiller like his brother nor possessing the masochistic level of endurance that his mother used to win RAAM (Race Across America) in 1987, Charles would have ride just for fun until Menasha Ridge Press gave him the opportunity to write this book and leave his own mark on the sport. Very much addicted to all forms of two-wheeled locomotion, Charles hopes to keep hammering the cranks and twisting the throttle long after hes eligible for senior discounts and Social Security checks.
Mountain biking has changed a great deal since its inception roughly 30 years ago. What was once a small group of pioneers getting together for some fat-tire fun in the woods has now become a massive, multifaceted sport of several disciplines. On the competitive side, you can now race single-speed, cross-country, downhill, 24-hour, dual slalom, super-D, mountain-cross, and freeride. Each discipline has a unique following of riders who use specialized equipment and preparation to compete in their field.
The evolution of these disciplines has created an unfortunate rift between the two largest groupsthe downhillers and the cross-country crowd. In many ways, this is a battle of young against old. The general gripe from the cross-country set is that the young downhill punks are destroying the trails, not observing proper trail etiquette, scaring equestrians and hikers, and causing, through their careless antics, the closure of public lands. From my perspectivebeing neither one nor the otherI have noticed that, although there are a few careless downhillers out there, the cross-country riders are just as guilty of the aforementioned sins. The issues mentioned aboveetiquette, trail erosion, and colliding with other trail usershave been hot topics since bikes had no suspension and todays downhillers were nothing more than unfertilized eggs. The simple truth is that all mountain bikers, whether wearing spandex or baggies, riding ultralight hardtails or long-travel freeride bikes, can be guilty of these crimes.
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