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Colson Canyon Rd Mountain Bike Trail
Santa Maria, California
MTB TRAIL STATS
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1 trail review |
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Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 50 miles | Global Rank: #147 |
| Tread: Doubletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 6 | Wishlist: 5 |
Directions
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Description: Colson Canyon This is a beautiful fire road ride. This is often a great first mountain bike. There are some steep sections in this out and back 10-mile ride. It is a 1,300-foot climb out but the return is a fun downhill. During warm conditions, this canyon can get pretty hot - so take lots of water. Driving directions to Trailhead From the intersection of US 101/Betteravia, travel east on Betteravia Road for 7.3 miles. At the y go to the left on Santa Maria Mesa Road. At 11.8 miles you will come to another y, continue to the left on Tepesquet Road. At 16.3 miles you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is dirt road on the right. This is Colson Canyon Road. Park at the wide spot on the right immediately after turning onto Colson Canyon Road. Ride Ride about 4.5 miles to the top (there is a Forest Service Gate) and turn around. There are several water crossings and a couple of steep sections. You can ride past the gate and find a couple of other trails, though these might be better suited for hikers. There is the Alejandro trail, which is pretty good. There are a lot of options around here.
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Description: Colson Canyon This is a beautiful fire road ride. This is often a great first mountain bike. There are some steep sections in this out and back 10-mile ride. It is a 1,300-foot climb out but the return is a fun downhill. During warm conditions, this canyon can get pretty hot - so take lots of water. Driving directions to Trailhead From the intersection of US 101/Betteravia, travel east on Betteravia Road for 7.3 miles. At the y go to the left on Santa Maria Mesa Road. At 11.8 miles you will come to another y, continue to the left on Tepesquet Road. At 16.3 miles you will come to a small bridge. Just past the bridge there is dirt road on the right. This is Colson Canyon Road. Park at the wide spot on the right immediately after turning onto Colson Canyon Road. Ride Ride about 4.5 miles to the top (there is a Forest Service Gate) and turn around. There are several water crossings and a couple of steep sections. You can ride past the gate and find a couple of other trails, though these might be better suited for hikers. There is the Alejandro trail, which is pretty good. There are a lot of options around here.
added on November 17, 2006 by 
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reviewed by badmojoman on August 13, 2011
I have been riding this trail for about one year now. Going through the different seasons was awesome, the spring brought alot of rain and the water crossings were many at least ten to fifteen bought not very deep about 12" or less.
Similar Trail: La brea canyon connects to colson canyon at he bottom of the east side. I have gone down there allthough the access road has been closed since last year, for storm damage, The park service has graded most of it but has not openned it up to traffic. It is a very steep ride down from the colson peak but with just a few rocky areas. Check my pics of the la brea cyn.
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