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Trail Description:
Go along Purisima for about 150 feet, then take a left onto a wooden bridge.
-After the bridge take a right and get onto Harkins.
-After a while you will come to a jeep trail, take a left.
-About half a mile down you want to turn left onto Whittemore Gulch, keep your eyes open.
-This brings you back to the bridge that you crossed earlier. If you want more riding why not add the Borden Hatch to Grabtown Gulch loop.
How to get there:
Get onto HWY 92 and turn left onto HWY 1, then take another left onto Higgon-Purisima Creek Rd. Keep going straight through the fork, the parking lot is about 2 more miles on your right.
Additional Notes:
Helmets required, there are horses, and the trail is closed during the rainy season.
| Posted by: Nunu on 7/22/2012 |
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hey Marty:Please let the powers-that-be at the Daily Camera know that this new hedaer on your Rubber Side Down blog is completely lame and unworthy of your incredibly original writing and photography.i will continue to read your blog and enjoy the content even if the hedaer remains vanilla and unengaging but i sure do like the old pic better!thx,Robbie
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| Posted by: font9a on 6/25/2005 |
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buff singletrack girlfriend ride. do this on your fixe or cyclocross bike. leave the bouncy pants ride at home. trail is usually closed from mid-autumn to mid-spring to allow only horses to destroy it.
like most california trails, this will get your legs moving, but you will never have to turn your handlebars or negotiate obstacles. zero technical skills required.
still, this trail is gorgeous and very fun on a weekday morning when you're not likely to encounter horses or gumbies. if you ride it on a weekend, be prepared to stop to let peds and horses pass every 200 meters.
take numerous safety breaks for maximum pleasure.
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| Posted by: percolator on 9/21/2000 |
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not a beginner trail.
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| Posted by: Jason Liske on 7/18/2000 |
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good trailing!
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| Posted by: Ellsworth on 4/5/2000 |
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This trail was listed as one of the top 10 best singletrack trails to ride by mt. biking action magazine a while back....but it's not a beginners ride....best time to ride is in the summer....trail gets real muddy....but it's a fun trail to ride!
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| Posted by: Little Bill on 1/20/2000 |
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Listen to "fizgig". This is not a beginner ride.
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| Posted by: fizgig on 7/6/1999 |
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This is not even close to a beginner's loop! Harkin's Ridge is one of the steepest extended climbs in the area. An advanced beginner loop would be to take Higgins-Purisma Rd to the top(moderate 4 mile climb), go left on Skyline(3 miles rolling paved) then drop back into Purisma Creek preserve(at the country store) to pick up Whittmore Gulch(wicked cool descent) to the bottom.
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