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Gold Lake To Bobby Lake Mountain Bike Trail
Oakridge, Oregon
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:  |
1 trail review |
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Status: updated 2/7/12 by MarcS |
Difficulty:  Beginner |
| Length: 13 miles | Global Rank: #Not yet ranked. |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Out & Back |
| Ridden: 0 | Wishlist: 0 |
Directions:
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Description: * Take a left at the first trail intersection. To the right is Gold Lake.
The first few miles of this ride are a steady uphill climb on harpacked soil through beautiful pine forest. There are some water crossings and shallow mud holes to begin with, then the rest of the ride is dry.
After gaining several hundred feet in elevation, you reach the Pacific Crest Trail. You'll have to dismount and walk your bike for a hundred feet of so here. Regain the trail to Bobby lake and enjoy the awesome rollercoaster (with a few good jumps) for the last 2 miles or so.
The ride back is kick in the pants. It's a long, smooth, fast downhill run with just enough technical aspects to make it interesting. You'll be tempted to turn around and do it again! Or, go past the short connecter to the parking area, and continue down the trail a few hundred yards to Gold Lake.
The lake (Bobby) itself has a great swimming area and sunning rock. This entire region is known for mosquitoes and other insect pests--especially during the early summer--so go prepared.
Description: * Take a left at the first trail intersection. To the right is Gold Lake.
The first few miles of this ride are a steady uphill climb on harpacked soil through beautiful pine forest. There are some water crossings and shallow mud holes to begin with, then the rest of the ride is dry.
After gaining several hundred feet in elevation, you reach the Pacific Crest Trail. You'll have to dismount and walk your bike for a hundred feet of so here. Regain the trail to Bobby lake and enjoy the awesome rollercoaster (with a few good jumps) for the last 2 miles or so.
The ride back is kick in the pants. It's a long, smooth, fast downhill run with just enough technical aspects to make it interesting. You'll be tempted to turn around and do it again! Or, go past the short connecter to the parking area, and continue down the trail a few hundred yards to Gold Lake.
The lake (Bobby) itself has a great swimming area and sunning rock. This entire region is known for mosquitoes and other insect pests--especially during the early summer--so go prepared.
added on January 27, 2012 by 
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reviewed by MarcS on January 27, 2012
This is an awesome trail for almost all skill levels. The uphill is modeately strenuous, so it's not suitable for little kids probably. I went with a first-time teen rider, and he buzzed right up the trail. We went in early September. Weather was perfect, and not a single mosquito to be found. We flew back down to the car so fast the squirres could barely get out of the way--literally! So many other trails in this area connected to this one. An awesome place to ride.
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