![]() It is there, you just have to keep a constant eye out for it. Once you get to cross the road by Walmart, the opportunity for dirt reduces. Even then, I hit a few wet roots or leaves or rocks and the rear tire just gives out with moisture, cold and steepness. ![]() Be prepared to walk some if you are not a very good mountain bike rider. Some of the single track climbs are tough. ![]() There are sections that are fantastic and sections that leave a bit to be desired. From Shingle Springs to Placerville, or Placerville to Shingle Springs, the trail is good. The intimidating uphills are short and very manageable once you get going up (or down) them. There is a huge difference between the single track and the "trail" along the tracks. Keep an eye out for the single track switching sides of the railroad as it is very frustrating to be off trail. From Latrobe to Shingle Springs, or Shingle Springs to Latrobe, this trail is a lot of fun. Maybe if I was on a horse, or a dirtbike, or on full squish mountain bike, it would be OK, but the section from Folsom to Latrobe is ugly and very bumpy. I ride mountain bikes, and not full suspension.the trail from Folsom to Latrobe, or Latrobe to Folsom, is garbage, for me, on a bicycle. In Shingle Springs, there is a gravel parking lot and restrooms in Bradford Park (4300 Motherlode Drive).In El Dorado, you'll find parking at the end of Oriental Street at the El Dorado Community Hall (6139 Pleasant Valley Rd.).On the west side of the trail, parking is available at the following locations: Do not park in the adjacent Sierra Door & Supply lot as it is private property. If the trailhead parking lot is full, Walmart -and other businesses on the same side of the street near the trail-allow parking in designated areas. Parking is available at the Missouri Flat Road Trailhead, just past Walmart.Restrooms are also available in the building, which serves as a trailhead and bus station. To reach it, take the Broadway exit from US 50. Parking is available at the Placerville Station (2970 Mosquito Road) at the intersection of Mosquito Road and Clay Road.A large parking lot is available at the Camelia Lane Trailhead near intersection of Jacquier Road and Camelia Lane.On the east end of trail, parking is available in Placerville at the following locations: A highlight of the trail in this area is the breathtaking Weber Creek trestle that dates back to 1903 and towers about 100 feet above the creek it lies just 1 mile east of Missouri Flat Road.įarther west, trail-goers can take a break in Shingle Springs, where amenities can be found along Mother Lode Drive with several restaurants within a few blocks. On the south side of the street is Bradford Park, which offers restrooms and covered picnic areas.įrom Shingle Springs to the county line, the views are pure wild west, where goats and cattle roam alongside the trail.įuture possibilities include extending the trail farther east from Camino to the Lake Tahoe Basin along the old Pony Express Trail. In Placerville, one can easily hop off the trail to enter downtown and enjoy the historical buildings and charms of an old gold-rush town. The El Dorado County Historical Museum operates excursion trains on the El Dorado Western Railroad on Sundays between the Shingle Springs Depot (4241 Mother Lode Drive) and the El Dorado Station (6000 Oriental Street). For the remaining 27 miles - from Placerville to the western endpoint in White Rock -the trail has a single-track, dirt surface best suited for mountain bikers, hikers, and equestrians.Ī small section of the railroad tracks in the corridor are still in occasional use, although gravel has been placed between the ties to make mountain biking easier. The eastern section of the trail ends here in Placerville, but the western section begins just 1 mile to the west on the other side of Placerville. ![]() For 8.5 miles on its eastern end- from the eastern endpoint in Camino to Placerville, where the trail winds through the Sierra Nevada foothills-it is largely paved and can be enjoyed on road bikes. The route follows two former rail lines, the Southern Pacific Railroad and Michigan-California Railroad. Passing through California’s historic Gold Rush country, the El Dorado Trail runs more than 35 miles from Camino west to the line between El Dorado and Sacramento counties, just south of Folsom.
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