Start Location:  Proctor Staging Area, 17306 Redwood Road, Castro Valley

Directions:  From I-580 eastbound, take the Redwood Road exit and turn left at Redwood. After about two miles on Redwood you will first come to Willow Park Golf Course, then Lake Chabot's Proctor Staging Area, both on the left.

Length:  14 miles, loop

Type of bike:  Mountain

Ride Classification:  Intermediate and up (fire roads, gravel trails, some single track, steep hills)

Total Climb: 2200 feet

Description:  Fire roads, paved paths

About the Park:  Lake Chabot is one of the more well-known destinations in the East Bay for mountain biking. That's probably not because it has any sweet singletrack or adrenaline-pumping technical trails, but more because it provides a decent-enough selection of trails and sufficiently long loops for riders living in its vicinity. Don't expect any significant amount of singletrack here. Almost all bike-legal trails here are fire roads, if not paved ones. Various trails in Lake Chabot Regional Park provide access to the Skyline National Trail north of the lake in Anthony Chabot Regional Park. All fire roads in the park are open to mountain bikes unless otherwise posted. Please note that narrow single-track trails are closed to bicycles.

Ride Leader:  Sean Virnig, sean.virnig@me.com. Please confirm by email the day before the date of event.

Extreme temperatures or poor weather conditions may modify the route at the leader's discretion. Rain cancels.

Safety:  Wearing helmet is mandatory.

What to bring:  Spare tubes, patch kit, tire irons, pump/CO2 inflators, multi-tool, water hydration system/water bottles, identification/money/medical card and phone.

Before the Ride Maintenance:  Check the wheels (quick-release skewers are tightened correctly), inspect the tires for air pressure (with a floor pump's meter, not your thumb), test the brakes, lube the chain, and check the shifting.

Maps:  Map can be downloaded at Anthony Chabot Lake Chabot map

Route Planner:  Ethan Bernstein