Comments on: Circumnavigating Folsom Lake http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake Mountain Biking Northern California Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:08:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ogre http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-17 Ogre Sun, 12 Mar 2006 05:04:16 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-17 <blockquote><em>In otherwords how do I get to the Sweetwater trail from the Town of Folsom?</em></blockquote> If you are starting from Folsom you get onto the Dyke from Folsom point and ride across the Dyke to Dyke 8 trail which is some singletrack that starts at the east end of the Dyke. The legal singletrack ends at the Marina but I've been told the singletrack from the Marina to Falconcrest is ridden by mountain bikers all the time. Right around now it's probably not the best ride due to tons of mud. After the mud dries out it's a great trail all the way to Sweetwater. I've updated the writeup to include the map Zon printed out for us.  The section between Falcon Crest and the town of Folsom was a bit confusing and without trail markers from Zon would probably have been tough to follow with just the map.
In otherwords how do I get to the Sweetwater trail from the Town of Folsom?

If you are starting from Folsom you get onto the Dyke from Folsom point and ride across the Dyke to Dyke 8 trail which is some singletrack that starts at the east end of the Dyke. The legal singletrack ends at the Marina but I’ve been told the singletrack from the Marina to Falconcrest is ridden by mountain bikers all the time. Right around now it’s probably not the best ride due to tons of mud. After the mud dries out it’s a great trail all the way to Sweetwater.

I’ve updated the writeup to include the map Zon printed out for us.  The section between Falcon Crest and the town of Folsom was a bit confusing and without trail markers from Zon would probably have been tough to follow with just the map.

]]> By: William Curry http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-16 William Curry Sun, 12 Mar 2006 03:04:53 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-16 I have been thinking and talking to alot of people about doing a similar sort of ride around the lake and trying to connect to Falconcrest Sweetwater and Salmon Falls from the town of Folsom (and the light rail station). The only trail map I have seen shows one or two horse only trails connecting Falconcrest with "Dyke 8" . In otherwords how do I get to the Sweetwater trail from the Town of Folsom? I have been thinking and talking to alot of people about doing a similar sort of ride around the lake and trying to connect to Falconcrest Sweetwater and Salmon Falls from the town of Folsom (and the light rail station). The only trail map I have seen shows one or two horse only trails connecting Falconcrest with “Dyke 8” . In otherwords how do I get to the Sweetwater trail from the Town of Folsom?

]]> By: mark http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-15 mark Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:31:34 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-15 Wow, that sounds really fun. I wish I could go on rides like that, but I don't think my stamina can go that far. My personal best is around 25 miles. I hope you guys had a fun time. Wow, that sounds really fun. I wish I could go on rides like that, but I don’t think my stamina can go that far. My personal best is around 25 miles. I hope you guys had a fun time.

]]> By: Dan'ger http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-14 Dan'ger Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:27:43 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20060305/circumnavigating-folsom-lake#comment-14 Great write up, 0gre! Great write up, 0gre!

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