Reviewed by: MangoMongo ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Per the other posts: This is a great ride!! Note that the Charcoal/Table Mountain trail is uphill only!!!! I don't like rules either, but please respect them and keep this trail open. I encountered some 'downhillers' on the uphill singletrack. Please do not give The Man a reason to close any more trails to mt bikers. Whoever the 2 of you were, you need a DH bike + body armor on this trail?!? Puuhlease!! And if you ever do crash into me (like Cmac threatens below), I will provide you with a worthy reason to wear your body armor right there and then.

Recommended Route:
It's all good. Please respect and contribute to keep this trail open.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
SDF, ECdM, UC Santa Cruz, Coe

Reviewed by: jonisback ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This place is pretty cool, an awesome up-hill 2 mile-ish ride(don't know the name) from the first parking lot, before the dam. fair warning: watch out for kids walking. people riding dh(: also, HORSES on weekends, on single tracks/ dh. what are they thinking!?? anywho, the place is BIG, and the views are sweet!
oh, and no rangers the last 4 times gone.

Recommended Route:
Start from the first lot, go left at the first bike-allowed entrance, go flat for a while and climb, climb, climb!

Reviewed by: Cmac , from Los Altos

Summary:
You start out a a parking lot at the very top. You go down through some shady stuff then you can just cruise down. It is easy, good beginner ride(just go fast)

Recommended Route:
DOWN ONLY-PEOPLE WHO GO UPHILL ARE GOING TO CRASH INTO PEOPLE GOWING DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Saratoga Gap, Wylder ranch

Reviewed by: aliikane , from northern california

Summary:
The Upper Stevens Creek Trail is epic. There are all types of riding conditions smooth single track, technical single track, smooth fire road, technical fire road, creeks, bridges, etc. It is a network of trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains that tracks through a canopy of trees and brush. There lots and lots of poison oak. I rode it in early summer and the poison oak was so overgrown on the trail and I got the Oak very bad so I didn't ride it for a while. However, it brush did get cut and is not a problem. During the week there is no one riding; however, the last 2-3 times I have rode Upper Stevens Creek Canyon there has been more people on the trail than I have ever seen in the 10 years I have been riding it. It's funny. However, anyone else should have no problem with traffic during the week. Avoid the weekends,its like Disneyland.

Recommended Route:
Any tracks of the Upper Stevens Creek and Saratoga Gap Trails are good.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Fremont Older. Fire roads and single track. Regular stuff nothing awesome; however it is a good regular ride for a hour workout because it is close to town and not super difficult. The problem with it is there is too much traffic on the rode with joggers, bicyclists, and horses. Skeggs Point. Awesome trails some of the best technical single around Santa Clara County. It also has a lot of good smooth single track and fire roads. All conditions of riding. There are some steep shutes and gnarly rocky technical sections. I haven't rode there for a while and I think they might of closed the best technical trails. No traffic during the week at all.