Glendora Mtn Rd. - Lower Monroe Truck Trail to Glendora Ridge

The Lower Monroe Truck Trail combines a rock garden with a steady but gradual eight-mile twisty climb to the top of Glendora Mountain Road. The reward comes in the form of a scenic eight-mile descent back to the start point.The ride begins through a fairly flat rock garden creek, a bumpy and twisty 1.7-mile section with intermittent tree cover, but nothing extremely technical. The trail is mostly doubletrack, but narrows to singletrack in various spots along the rock garden.
At the end of the rock garden, the doubletrack takes a sharp right turn to begin a 6.2-mile climb. The climb is not extremely difficult, but it is steady with a very small number of flat areas and short descents along the way. A majority of the ride does not contain any tree cover. Bring snacks and/or lunch, at least a liter of water and wear sunblock. Distance approximately 16 miles/ elevation gain 2400'. Let's meet at the intersection of Glendora Mountain Rd and Big Dalton Canyon Rd at 9am.