After a 2 hour mini Road trip from Sonora to Auburn California, I arrived at Auburn State Recreation Area. Perfect weather and stunning views of the American River, confirmed what I already knew. This adventure was definitely with the drive.
I rode just under 9 miles on this ride with about 1300 feet of elevation change. After paying my 10 dollar day pass fee, and battling for parking for 30 minutes, I set out on Clementine trail. It was a scenic climb along the river on the way up to clementine road. in total, I started this ride with about three miles of climbing before I made it to Fuel Break Trail. I still had a bit more climbing to do on Fuel break before making it to Culvert Trail. Culvert is where I finally got to experience some negative elevation in the form of sweeping berms and flowing single track. This was my favourite trail on today's ride despite the dark, sketchy tunnel it's named after. To finish up the ride, I sent it down Confluence Trail. It was really scenic and even offered optional features and rocky sections to mix it up. There are a few high exposure areas on confluence that could easily land you in the American River if you're not mindful. Overall this was a fantastic trail with over 500 ft of amazing descent.
Before calling it a day, I made my way down to the rocky river bank for some awesome views and a bit of drone filming.
I would definitely say this is one of my favourite mountain biking destinations in Northern California and I absolutely can't wait to ride here again. a bit of advice would be to come here during the week and get here early to find parking. I arrived on a sunday morning and the place was packed. Also, be cautious of hikers as the trails were very congested on the day that I went.
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new bike day:
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Government canyon:
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Carnage trail:
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Devils Den:
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Mcallister Park:
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Leon Creek Greenway:
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MTB Temple:
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OP Schnabel:
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