Sanborn County Park Ride Report
Home| Park: | Sanborn County Park |  |
| Date: | Multiple Rides | |
| Distance: | 12.2 miles | |
| Ride Time: | Various | |
| Total Ascent: | 1654 feet | |
| Overall Rating: | 3 |
Sanborn Road is off of Highway 9 just beyond Saratoga Springs. This leads up to the Walden West youth center, a youth hostel, and Sanborn-Skyline county park. The end of the public road is a short ways beyond the park entrance. This area has lots of redwoods and creeks. The paved road is reasonably steep but a nice ride. When reversed, the steep climb becomes a fast descent on a paved road with only a few curves. It is pretty easy to reach speeds in excess of 40 mph while descending Sanborn Road.
The county park's master plan calls for this large park to be opened to bicycles in the future. I am not quite sure when this will happen, but most of the trails already exist and the necessary environmental impact reports have been completed, so I hope this happens soon. Stay tuned!