Easy Ride Recommendation

We are suggesting this as an easy ride, but trail conditions can change, so always be aware of your surrounding. Actually, this is easy, as in not that technical. But there are still some steep stretches (both climbs and descents) and the trail surface can get loose and dusty in the dry season. It should go without saying, ride within your skill level.

Click here or the picture below for a printable PDF of the WaterDog trail map with the route marked.


  • This ride starts at the trail head at Lake and Lyall Way. If you park there, make sure that you read the parking signs, as one side of Lyall is a no parking zone.
  • Ride up Lake Road Trail (trail 2 on the map) to the top. This is all a wide, smooth trail, so very little technical challenge (skilled riders have ridden this trail on skinny tired road bikes). For a very easy option, turn around at the top and return to the start.
  • For a longer option which is also a little more challenging, turn left onto John Brooks Trail (trail 3) at the top and follow this along. There are a few climbs (steep enough to be challenging). After a while, the trail will be blocked by a fence and a singletrack goes off to the left. Take the singletrack down. It then intersects with the top of Berry Trail (trail 4). Make a right (staying on trail 3) and climb the 3 little climbs.
  • At the top of the third climb, Chaparral Trail (trail 12) cuts off to the left. Go right (staying on 3) and uphill until where this comes out on the fire road on the ridge, and then follow the fire road. At points along this stretch, it is often possible to see San Francisco.
  • After a while you will reach the intersection with Elevator Trail (Trail 5) and Rambler Trail (trail 6). You will ride down Trail 5. The first few hundred yards of this trail is a bit steep and loose, so please take it easy.
  • At the bottom, make a left and go out through the parking lot. Ride down the road until the stop sign, at which point you will make a left (onto Lake Road). At the top of the little climb is another stop sign, which is also where you started you ride at.

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