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Folsom Lake, CA
(Submitted by: Julie Slavich)
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Folsom
Lake is approximately 20 miles East of Sacramento. This
lake offers a variety of outdoor activities including
water skiing, jet skiing, hiking and of course a variety
of fun mountain biking and bicycle trails. This classic
California Gold Country offers plenty of spectacular
views of the rolling grassy hills with the blue oaks
scattered throughout.
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Salmon Falls ride (right), also known as the Darrington
Mountain Bike Trail, is a classic ride outside of Sacramento.
Fast and fun with short climbs and technical descents.
This ride starts off on the South Fork of the American
River with a short climb that takes you along a cliff
overlooking the river. After riding about four miles
in on the trail you get some great views of Folsom Lake.
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For
those riders who feel like challenging themselves, there
is a great climb about six miles in on the ride. This
service road will provide a challenging uphill and a
fast long descent. Take Hwy 50 to El Dorado Hills Boulevard
and head North, follow this road for about eleven miles
until you reach the Salmon Falls Bridge. The trailhead
is on the left hand side and there is parking on both
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The
trail from Dike Eight to Browns Ravine is currently
under construction and is expected to be open to the
public in the Spring of 2001. This single-track trail
will offer a variety of terrains including packed
dirt, rocky climbs and some technical sections. When
completed, this ride will start out at Dike Eight
of Folsom Lake and will take you into the Browns Ravine
Marina, where it ends.
Note
- The trail between Brown's Ravine Marina and Sweetwater
Creek, on Salmon Falls Road, is for equestrians and
hikers only; no bikes are allowed on any portion of
that trail.
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An
excellent trail runs from Sweetwater Creek to the
Salmon Falls Bridge, where you can connect with
the Darrington Trail on the North side of the bridge.
Directions to Sweetwater Creek - Take Hwy 50 to
El Dorado Hills Boulevard and head North, follow
this road 7.8 miles until you reach Sweetwater Creek.
The trailhead parking is alongside the road. From
Folsom, follow Green Valley Road to Salmon Falls
Road. Turn left on Salmon Falls Road and go 3.7
miles to the trailhead.
Dike
Eight Trail (when completed) - Take Hwy 50 to El
Dorado Hills Boulevard and head North, follow this
road for about 5 miles, turn left on Green Valley
Road, continue for about a mile until you see the
dike, park on the right side. There is a fire road
that takes you up to the lake and you can hook up
with the single-track from there.
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