This tiny town of just under 4,000 people is home to epic singletrack in the Weaver Basin Trail System. Plus, you can start and end your ride at the Trinity County Brewing Company, which has great burgers and sandwiches, the best homemade fries I’ve ever had, and excellent craft beers.
While there aren't any commercial shuttles to the top of Weaver Bally, we were able to self-shuttle the forest service road easily. Rumor has it that a commercial shuttle company may be coming soon.
We began our descent on the Sweepstakes Trail, an intermediate-rated trail that is not for the faint of heart. It has numerous switchbacks and a big drop-off on one side of the trail. The Knudsens’ trail dog, Suku, joined us on the ride. Unlike me, she was not intimidated by the trail and eagerly bounded down it, following closely behind Nathan.
Once we made it through the Sweepstakes trail, the exposure disappeared. I began to relax and had a great time. Trails like East Weaver Creek and Ten Cent Gulch took us through beautifully wooded parts of the mountain before the Taylor Street Trail dumped us out in a neighborhood of restored Victorian-style houses just behind the brewery.
-Richard Shoop
