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Old Flume Trail/south Yuba Trail Mountain Bike Trail

Nevada City, California

MTB TRAIL STATS

Avg Rating: 5 trail reviews
Status: Open
updated 7/17/11 by jmahler
Difficulty: Advanced bike trail Advanced
Length: 10 miles Global Rank: #46
Tread: Singletrack Configuration: Out & Back
Ridden: 34 Wishlist: 24
Avg. Speed: 5 mphAvg. Time: 2hr 0min
Elevation Gain/Loss:
+3,707/-3,078 ft
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Description: This for advanced riders. Sweet singletrack with about a mile of very dire hike for about a mile in the middle. the middle could be cleaned if a mistake did not lead to fall to river below. I have 500 miles down Downivlle downhill and this one had me sweating in a couple of places.
added on July 29, 2005 by Juan_Gear
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reviewed by jmahler on July 17, 2011

I just rode the South Yuba Trail this Saturday and I had a great time. Most of the trail is smooth single track along a very steep hillside overlooking the Yuba River with many awe inspiring views. It has a good mix of up and down portions. There were only a few places where it was too steep to ride up. I only used the three lowest gears during the entire ride. Usually by the time I reached a peak I was too out of breath to haul down the downhill. The shrubbery on the trail is quite overgrown and it is impossible to avoid the poison oak. At the 4 mile point where the South Yuba Trail meets the Humbug Trail there several picnic tables and plenty of room for camping. And there are lots of places to go swimming. Overall the South Yuba Trail is a great ride.


  
reviewed by abegold on July 25, 2006

Beautiful singletrack, watch out for the Poison Oak, chlorinated hot tub kills it! Windex wash or soap stops it. Gold panners love this river.

Similar Trail: Downieville downhills


  
reviewed by Juan_Gear on March 31, 2006

Please know what you are doing this one is not forthe faint of heart. Please do not think you are advanced be advanced for years. Missiouri Bar just rips. Your ears pop on the way down over and over. If someone is hurt it will be difficult to remove the remains:{)

Similar Trail: Purdon Crossing. Butcher Ranch.


  
reviewed by Juan_Gear on March 31, 2006

This is ADVANCED! We bought a map there. Ride out of town on Releif Road (gravel) Drop dpwn Missiouri Bar trail(ripping single track) Right at the river on to South Yuba Trail only a few feet above the river. Wil become hundereds feet above river. At Edwards Crossing go right on North Bloomfield to Rim Trail. Left on Rim which will loop back to North Bloomfield. then left back to Malakoff Digging.


  
reviewed by Juan_Gear on July 29, 2005

I'm back and alive. That was hard core

Similar Trail: Butcher Ranch or Big Boulder

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