John, Chris, Doug, and I did a mountain bike ride Tamarancho in Fairfax. We started in our usual spot, which is at the end of a cul de sac where White Hill Middle School is. There is a trail head right there for Marin open space land. After about 3.5 miles on mostly fire road we entered Tamarancho property.
Tamarancho is private property owed by the Boy Scouts which sells passes to mountain bikers to maintain the property. The local boy scouts have a camp site on the property and use it for their events. There is a link to a map of the trails at this webpage: http://www.boyscouts-marin.org/event/fot-2014-day-pass/1456466. Most single track* trails in Marin are illegal to mountain bikes, so Tamarancho is a welcome exception.
*"Single track or singletrack is a narrow mountain biking trail that is approximately the width of the bike. It contrasts with double track or fire road which is wide enough for four-wheeled off-road vehicles." from Wikipedia.
My legs were tired from the long road ride the day before, so I didn't have much power to get over the obstacles. It also wasn't a very good day for hairpin turns, but overall, it was a good day out.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/9187138
Stats:
13.82 miles
1,873 feet elevation gain
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