6.9 hr
Overview
The San Joaquin River Trail will eventually extend from Friant Dam to Devils Postpile National Monument. Currently you can ride approximately 16 miles of singletrack from Finegold Bay to the San Joaquin River Gorge Parking area. If you park in the San Joaquin River Gorge there is a 5 dollar parking fee. The trail can also be accessed near Temperance Flat from Welbarn Road.<br><br>You can do this ride as a shuttle or an out and back from any access point. You can connect to the Wuh-ki'o Trail or the Pa'san Ridge Trail at the Gorge parking lot for a truly epic day of riding.<br><br>The meadow sections of the trail are spectacular in the spring when the wildflowers are in bloom. Be careful in the summer months as the heat is significant and there is no water available along the trail.<br><br>Make sure to stop and the Big Sandy bridge that solved one of the connection problems for this trail.
Trail Stats
23.3 km
643 m
378 m
174 m
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Photos
This is where Wellbarn intersects with the San Joaquin River Trail.
This is where Wellbarn intersects with the San Joaquin River Trail.
A view of the wildflowers
A view of the wildflowers
A beautiful meadow before the Table Mountain.
A beautiful meadow before the Table Mountain.
Table Mountain meadow.
Table Mountain meadow.
These guys spent a lot of time making sure this bridge got installed.
These guys spent a lot of time making sure this bridge got installed.
The trail can be super green in the winter. (December 2016).
The trail can be super green in the winter. (December 2016).
Descending along the bluff on the San Joaquin River Trail.
Descending along the bluff on the San Joaquin River Trail.
View of the river headed toward Millerton Lake.
View of the river headed toward Millerton Lake.
A great day out on the trail
A great day out on the trail
The Big Sandy Bridge
The Big Sandy Bridge
Nearing the Magic Hour.
Nearing the Magic Hour.
The view from the final hill on the San Joaquin River Trail.
The view from the final hill on the San Joaquin River Trail.