Yuba Expeditions Trail Routes
We have created and curated many routes along the Lost Sierra for you to follow. Use this as a great start to your adventures.
Shuttle Laps
All the hits, hold the climbing *mostly
The Mt Hough Trail - The Classic.
Length -11 Miles
Descent - 4000 feet
Climbing - 200 feet
The crown jewel, the big mountain flow trail, the crowd pleaser, the “let’s do another lap”. Full of flow, natural terrain features, some tables mixed in and smiles for miles!
Tollgate Trail - Hough but faster.
Length - 11 Miles
Descent - 4000 feet
Climbing - 150 feet
The second most popular alignment on the mountain. Chunky rock gardens, fast flow. Hough trail turned up to 11, check this one out if you have riden Hough proper and want to spice it up.
Indian Falls Ridge - Look at those rocks!
Length - 18 Miles
Descent - 4900 feet
Climbing - 1150 feet
The newest addition to the Mt. Hough network. This route is full of views, rock tech, and hish speed bench cut flow. This is your back country goodness. With two options for exits, the now exits at the same creek as Hough at Oakland Camp.
Mt. Hough Downhill w/ South Park Finish - The longest drop with the least climbing.
Length - 16 Miles
Descent - 4700 feet
Climbing - 720 feet
The longest shuttle lap with smallest possible amount of climbing. Mostly shaded, all fun, call it down country feeling lap. This run finishes in the South Park trail network witch is closed to E-Bikes. But adds some great singletrack back to Barlow rather than a few miles on pavement.
E-Bike Routes
Big Loops, Big Batteries
Mt. Hough Lap w/ Dirt Road Climb - Ride up to get down.
Length - 20 Miles
Descent - 3800 feet
Climbing - 4000 feet
Simple really, ride up the forest access road CR 403 Mt Hough - Crystal Lake road, turn around at the summit and ride the singletrack back down. Common parking options are at the Barlow trailhead or along the dirt road near the bottom.
Low Elevation E-Bike Lap - A bit of everything anytime of year.
Length - 16 Miles
Descent - 2600 feet
Climbing - 2600 feet
A sizable pedal bike loop or a quick E-Bike ride. This is a compilation of popular trails strung together as a great sampling of lower Mt. Hough.
Full Mt. Hough Singletrack Loop - A nice big ride.
Length - 27.6 Miles
Descent - 4400 feet
Climbing - 4400 feet
This route is a great singletrack loop on the mountain. Most of the climbing is in the shade.
The Big E-Bike Loop - Go big and don’t Turn Back.
Length - 38 Miles
Descent - 6200 feet
Climbing - 6200 feet
Dare we say the biggest loop on the mountain? Well one of the biggest. This loop only doubles back at the summit.
Low Elevation Laps
Winter has the summit on timeout? Short on time? Enjoy this selection of routes all below mid-mountain.
Lower Mt. Hough
Tons of fun on some lower bangers!
Low Elevation Hough Loop All dirt, no creek crossings.
Distance - 11 miles
Descent - 1900 feet
Climbing - 1900 feet
Start and finish at the first parking area on the Mount Hough road. A short gravel road climb(less than 2 miles 600 feet elevation) to the Chandler Trail loop, a fun and flowy route with a few technical sections to keep you on your toes and good vistas of American Valley. A short and stiff climb out of Chandler, takes you to the Fireline trail and on to Berry Creek Connector then descent Berry Creek. To get back to the start point turn left onto Huffleberry trail.
Taylor Creek-Chandler-Berry Creek Loop - Under 2.5 miles of fire road, then all singletrack
Distance - 17 miles
Descent - 2500 feet
Climbing - 2500 feet
Start and finish on the road, climb 3 miles on the Hough forest road to get onto Chandler trail. Do a 4 mile out and back on Lower Taylor Creek, finish the Chandler loop then on to Fireline, Berry Creek and back to the start point.
The Half Hough Lap - The Half Lap.
Distance - 12 miles
Descent - 2200 feet
Climbing - 2200 feet
This route rides up the road, and cuts into the Mt. Hough singletrack at “the chip pile”. The big pile of wood chips is gone, but the easy access to the trail is still there. This entrance is the most logical spot to use when there is snow and mud in Rinehart Meadows.
South Park Trail Network
**No E-Bikes aloud in this area… but great trails to pedal all day!
South Park Highlights - All the hits!
Distance - 11 miles
Descent - 1600 feet
Climbing - 1600 feet
Start and finish at the Barlow trailhead. Warm up on the Deer trail climb, to charge into the Laser rock tech ready to go. After laser comes the swoopy fun of Oak Bowl. Bob and weave your way through the tight trees on the Flume trail to get you to the very popular Cascade trail. Follow Spanish Creek 3 miles to the switchback that take you up and over the ridge to the start point.
South Park Flume - Cascade Loop - A staff favorite.
Distance - 10 miles
Descent - 1400 feet
Climbing - 1400 feet
Great loop using Flume and Cascade trails. The Flume trail is fun and diverse, with good flow to start, a bit of steep, rocks and then a section of tight trees on a narrow trail section. The Cascade trail is also diverse with rock sections narrow sections and a climb section. complete with watergfalls and swimming holes!
Monument Peak from Barlow TH - A quick and easy one.
Distance - 6.5 miles
Descent - 800 feet
Climbing - 800 feet
A fun, flowy loop. Great for a quick lap. A good option for everyone except entry level riders. The sections of the Flume trail on this route are not the sections that make Flume trail black diamond. They are considered blue sections. The section that comes off the top of Monument Peak has a short section that is quite steep but not that technical. You can always ride down the way you rode up if need be. The most technical part of this route is mile 4 to mile 4.25. The trail follows a dry creek bed and is very rocky, it is not very steep, but might be a lot for beginners
Deer Trail Loop - Start here, a loop for entry level riders.
Distance - 3 miles
Descent - 300 feet
Climbing - 300 feet
Start and finish at the Barlow trailhead. This is one of the most approachable loop in the area. All shade, all fun, all safe, all riders. Deer Trail is a newer trail that links sections of Cascade/Monument which is a great alternative to climbing Monument or Cascade from the bottom.