As the weather was sunny and mild, I decided to try to mountain bike the Saratoga Gap and Peters Creek trail in Saratoga (starting at the Vista Point parking lot at the intersection of Highway 9 and Skyline Boulevard).
Initially, I wanted to ride this trail with the South Bay Mountain Bike group on meetup, but there was no space (8 people had already made reservations, and I was placed on a waiting list). I decided to ride anyway, as I had the map and my iPhone 5S for GPS and tracking.
I arrived just before 10:00 am (right at the meetup time) and was surprised that most of those 8 people did not attend. I decided to go along with the rest of the crew.
I was on my 20-year-old Specialized Ground Control complete suspension bike (about to be retired) for a new-to-me 2011 Specialized S-works FSR.
The trail started with an easy climb to a single track with an excellent green tree cover. I recorded a GoPro video of my ride on this nice Saratoga Gap trail.
The ride took about 2.5 hours, and we stopped a few times to wait for everyone to catch up. I really liked this trail - it's not as tiresome as Quicksilver - but it is more scenic with many different sections of single track and technical descents. I hope to ride it once again.
Initially, I wanted to ride this trail with the South Bay Mountain Bike group on meetup, but there was no space (8 people had already made reservations, and I was placed on a waiting list). I decided to ride anyway, as I had the map and my iPhone 5S for GPS and tracking.
I arrived just before 10:00 am (right at the meetup time) and was surprised that most of those 8 people did not attend. I decided to go along with the rest of the crew.
I was on my 20-year-old Specialized Ground Control complete suspension bike (about to be retired) for a new-to-me 2011 Specialized S-works FSR.
The ride took about 2.5 hours, and we stopped a few times to wait for everyone to catch up. I really liked this trail - it's not as tiresome as Quicksilver - but it is more scenic with many different sections of single track and technical descents. I hope to ride it once again.
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