Striking out solo on a Sunday to explore trails in the East Bay hills, from Nimitz Way -> Fire Trail #3 -> San Pablo Ridge Trail -> Belgum Trail -> Wildcat Creek Trail:
A great ride on a gorgeous sunny February day in the Bay Area on a mix of paved paths and reasonably wide and flat fire trails– only a few brief sections of mud or heavily rutted dirt. I could see five of the major Bay Area bridges, from SF to Richmond to Carquinez Strait, and took breaks read a bit, explore the ruins of an old sanitarium, and doze in the shade. A few sections on the San Pablo Ridge Trail turned out to be unbikeably steep (20% rutted dirt grade downhill?) – maybe next time I’ll try dropping down on Nimitz just to the NE of that trail.