8-hour XC Event

[maillotpois]

It looks like it is between Lake County and Sonoma County - way north, off the 29. Has to be in Sonoma County for the beneficiary.

I will give a report once the GP has done it.

[SadieKate]

Boggs Mtn is near Cobb Mtn, the turn around for the Davis 300k brevet. It's north past Middletown on 175. I think the forest staff built the trails for training purposes. I'm dredging this up out of the murkey depths of my gray matter, what little there is.

[maillotpois]

Why is it a "demonstration state forest"? What is that? Like it's a forest trying to demonstrate something??

[SadieKate]

MP, I just looked it up. Cobb is only 23 miles north of Calistoga and 7 miles north of Midddletown, though it is the last place up there to get supplies. you guys were very close on the Davis Double. On the DD, didn't you hang a right at Middletown and head for Lower Lake? Only way to get around Lake Berryessa.

[SadieKate]

Smart azz. It's a demonstration forest because they work on ways to "use" a forest compatibly with commercial, recreational and ecological concerns. I'll see if I can find a link.

I've been wanting to ride up there for a long time but the timing has to be right. Horribly hot in the summer.

[maillotpois]

That sounds right. I need to just ponder a map of that area some time. That Calistoga to Middletown stretch is another piece of road (like Chalk Hill turnoff to Calistoga) that I haven't ridden before and should. Parts of that are on Knoxville also.

But seriously: "Demonstration state forest"????

[SadieKate]

Your state dollars at work perfecting forestry management.

http://www.fire.ca.gov/rsrc-mgt_cont...ateforests.pdf

[SadieKate]

That sounds right. I need to just ponder a map of that area some time. That Calistoga to Middletown stretch is another piece of road (like Chalk Hill turnoff to Calistoga) that I haven't ridden before and should. Parts of that are on Knoxville also.

I'd do some serious resarch on that first. Highway 29 is very heavily traveled by trucks, etc. 29 north of Calistoga is very narrow, very windy and steep. I think you said you'd never been to Calistoga by way of the Silverado trail. There is a 3-way intersection of the Silverado, 29 and Tubbs. The traffic coming down from 29 is very thick. Count me out. I think everyone in the north bay or north wine country uses that route to get over to I-5.

We drive it for the rare times we've mountain biked up Mt. St Helena.

Perhaps explore the Old Toll Highway but it looks steeper according to the Krebs map, but it wouldn't have traffic.

[maillotpois]

That's very interesting about the Demonstration State Forests. You probably knew that before. Thanks for the traffic heads up. I don't know when I would even try doing it - now I probably won't!

[Deanna]

It is in Lake County, but I can't remember exactly how to get there. I mountain biked there once many years ago (when I still rode my mountain bike). It was pretty for a demonstration forest (better than Jackson State Forest in Mendocino). But there were pine/redwood needles all over the trails and you had to be careful not to slip.

Thank you Velogirl for the suggestion about other postings. I guess it's even more obvious now that I'm not a cross rider.