Lake Youngs
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General
This trail doubles as a maintenance perimeter road for the Lake Youngs Reservoir, which is fenced and no entry is permitted. The trail skirts around the outside of the fence, with varied scenery on the "outside" side (from suburban backyards to forested wetlands) and untouched woodland on the "inside". Aside from a few narrow sections, the trail is firm, wide, and relatively mud-free year-round. It is a multi-use trail with joggers, walkers, bikers and horse riders all sharing this trail.
This a great loop if your looking for an easy spin with the family or want to do some training without worring about cars.
Due to Lake Youngs being a watershed, water runoff through the trail is nearly constant in wet weather and typically takes a few days of nice weather to dry out. The County has been actively adding gravel to problem areas to alleviate this problem.
Ride Reports
This is my morning workout ride and has been a great 50 minute loop for me. Nothing is overly technical and I wouldn't consider myself a full intermediate rider but it's a great mix of downhill and climbs to keep your heart going but not to completely exhaust you. There is no part of the ride tha...