Oat Hill Mine Road |
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| Overall Rating |
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| Technical Difficulty |  |
| Aerobic Difficulty |  |
| Distance (mi) | 9.3 |
| Elevation Range (ft) | 396 - 2304 |
| Total Ascent (ft) | 1981 |
| Total Descent (ft) | -1971 |
| Total Ascent Distance (mi) | 4.1 |
| Total Descent Distance (mi) | 5.2 |
| Moving Time | 01h 44m 56s |
| Stopped Time | 00h 42m 37s |
| Average Speed (mph) | 3.8 |
| Average Moving Speed (mph) | 5.2 |
| Stops | 16 |
| Start Time | 2008/07/20 10:32:51 |
| Finish Time | 2008/07/20 13:00:24 |
| Time Zone | Pacific Time (US & Canada) |
Description
Oat Hill Mine road is fantastic, you need to experience it to understand. Probably the most fun ‘road’ you’ll ever ride a mountain bike on. I usually don’t care much for out-and-back rides but here it’s all good. The upper parts in particular pose formidable technical challenges – both climbing and descending them are a blast. The rocky outcroppings and ledges remind a bit of Moab. Suspension comes in rather handy here – I found it very helpful on the technical climbing sections, which require a lot of strength, stamina and balancing skills.
Extended loops / excursions are possible once you crest the top (near the old Holm ruins) but I didn’t have time to do more exploring on this occasion.
Nearby trips
| Distance to (mi) | Name | Created by | |
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| 0.1 | Oat Hill Mine, Calistoga, CA | Shanker |
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| 7.8 | Posadas State Forest, Angwin, CA | Shanker |
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| 10.4 | Mt Hood Regional | Windfurf |
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| 11.8 | Annadel - Short Loop | mrcrash |
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| 12.0 | Annadel State Park | eljaguaro |
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| 12.5 | Annadel State Park | tom |
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| 12.6 | Annadale 01-19-2008 | Will C |
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| 12.6 | Annadel Slowpoke version 2 | guruatma |
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| 12.6 | Annadel Turkey ride | dirk |
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| 12.6 | Fall Renegade Silverado Trail ride | dagaus190 |
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