Henry Coe - Mt Sizer via Hobbs redux

3 stars Trip_type_mtb
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Trip created by dirk on 2009/10/11
Overall Rating 3 stars
Technical Difficulty 3 stars
Aerobic Difficulty 4 stars
Distance (mi) 20.2
Elevation Range (ft) 1166 - 3178
Total Ascent (ft) 4469
Total Descent (ft) -4478
Total Ascent Distance (mi) 10.0
Total Descent Distance (mi) 10.3
Moving Time 03h 18m 48s
Stopped Time 01h 32m 00s
Average Speed (mph) 4.2
Average Moving Speed (mph) 5.9
Stops 37
Start Time 2009/10/10 10:27:56
Finish Time 2009/10/10 15:18:44
Time Zone Pacific Time (US & Canada)
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Description

aka Hobbs’ House of Horrors…

I’ve been staring too many times at this impossibly steep track of dirt in the sky to not want to try experience it at least once first hand, so I lured Tom into a ride taking us onto the fearsome hill. Here are his thoughts on the matter…

No, actually, I just wanted us to get as quickly as possible to the fine descent of Rock House Ridge, my new favorite downhill du jour! This plan would have worked out nicely if I wouldn’t have missed the turnoff to Black Oak Springs from Blue Ridge road, descending from Mount Sizer. By the time I figured it out, we’ve lost enough elevation though for my riding partner to balk at the thought of climbing back up to the turnoff. Is there something more to say about Hobbs, with its average grade of 26%? It certainly does push ones climbing ability, tire traction and mental sanity to their limits. And I would like to meet the mythical creature that can ride it in its entirety on a mountain bike.

So we carried on and decided to take Jackass trail – a mildly entertaining descent with enough spiky shrubs and loose corners to keep one rather focused. Then: riding down on Poverty Flat? Something about this ride didn’t feel right, but soon we came into very familiar territory: the creekside hike-a-bike and climb home on China Hole. Those last stinging little walls on Manzanita made me wish again to have started out in Hunting Hollow rather than headquarters.

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    trip_img_32429 Hobbs 2009/10/10 11:51:05
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    trip_img_32428 Almost there 2009/10/10 12:23:35
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    trip_img_32424 Lick fire evidence 2009/10/10 12:47:29
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    trip_img_32426 Turnoff to Jackass 2009/10/10 13:23:27
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    trip_img_32427 View on Rock House canyon and beyond 2009/10/10 13:29:50
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    trip_img_32425 Final corner of Jackass 2009/10/10 13:35:45

Comments

  • Comment posted by plymmer on 2009/10/20 18:18:17

    Sustained and steep climbing. That’s Hobbs. Brutal. I’ve done it a few times. I’ve gone down it once and popped my tire on a steep and rocky section. It was difficult to change the inner tube since it was steep everywhere. It is very difficult to pass up Middle Ridge Trail to do Hobbs. You really have to want the pain.


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