eMTB Ride - The Whole Salmon Fillet
Details
Please read bold note below about route change. No change to meeting spot or time!
Note: This ride is being hosted by Bill Floyd and Deven Johnson. Posted on their behalf.
Meet at 9:45. Roll out 10 AM sharp.
Meet at the Skunk Hollow trailhead in the Skunk Hollow parking lot, which is adjacent to the Salmon Falls Bridge. This is a fee lot, but you may be able to find free parking on the south side of the bridge.
UPDATE! Acorn Trail is closed and actively being worked on. So instead of going up SFART and down Acorn, we will head out from the parking lot up Salmon Falls road to the Acorn Lot (~0.6 miles), and then continue on our journey. Nothing changes about meeting location or start time! Once we get to Acorn lot (around 10:20 if anyone decides to park here...but let us know if you do...), we'll head to the Salmon Falls Ranch area, where there are several trails (Sidewinder, Highline, Chapparal, …). It then connects to Darrington. We follow Darrington to the long chunky climb up Flagstaff, zip down Rattlesnake Bar Road to the Campground, and return via Darrington.
The route is about 23 miles with 2800 feet of climbing. There are some relatively technical rocky sections, particularly the switchbacks on Skunk Hollow trail and along Darrington.
A full power eMTB with 625+ WH battery is recommended.
The weather looks relatively mild for Monday, but be sure to carry sufficient water, snacks, etc.
Post-ride food and beverages: Viscuso’s Pizza – El Dorado Hills
eMTB Ride - The Whole Salmon Fillet