I am heading to Oaktown this weekend so my wife can visit her brother so was planning to sneak in a JM ride. Is this place better avoided when wet or is it ok? Crappy mud or fun mud?
I'd say that riding in sloppy mud make the trails super rutted and nasty as soon as they dry out. So while you could it'd be pretty bad mojo to do so. You should be asking if you should ride there instead of could.
Redwood, and almost all the East Bay Parks are a mess after a decent rain. It turns to slime that sticks to everything. Marin, Rockville, and some of the areas that have more granite-based soils that drain can be rideable, but after a solid week of rain, there aren't many places that are not going to make a mess of your bike and rut out the trails. Once the sun comes out, I plan on pulling out the road bike for a few days until things de-saturate a bit... Winter finally found us.
I'll probably catch some heat too but I rode today in the middle of the rain. I figured I'll follow the water to minimize my impact and I have to tell you that my tires did not pick up mud at all, and I didn't feel like I was doing damage to the trail. One loop of Cinderella, one Chaparral and one Big Trees (through Sequoia Bay View) before I couldn't stand the cold anymore. A couple of downed trees and branches hitting my face and that was it.
anybody have an update? thinking of riding JM tomorrow...wondering if its bad-trail-karma-slop-folly or not.
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