13.1 hr
Overview
This ride starts with a climb of nearly 2000' in 4.5 miles to the cross roads. Turn left and follow the ridge for three miles and look for a jeep track dropping off the right side. Descend for one mile to a small saddle. Just uphill from the saddle go cross-country for 200 yards to a small stock pond. There you can pick up a faint track that gets better as you drop into Foley Creek Descent. <br><br>Four miles of fun descending finishes at Knoxville Road. Follow the road south for 0.7 of a mile to the metal posts at the start of Long Canyon Trail. It is five miles and 1,300 ft. to the pass. Go have a look, but then go back and follow the doubletrack uphill to a big stock pond and a split junction just above the pond. <br><br>Turn right and press on across a faint trail that leads to a barbwire gate and jeep trail beyond. Make all the correct turns here and you'll soon be back on the ridge and retracing your tracks back down the ridge to Road 40 and the low water bridge.
Trail Stats
43.9 km
1298 m
831 m
173 m
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Photos
Road 40 or Fiske Creek jeep trail to the Cross roads
Road 40 or Fiske Creek jeep trail to the Cross roads
Looking toward Napa from the Fiske Creek Loop
Looking toward Napa from the Fiske Creek Loop
Oaks turning colors in late November- along the Long Canyon Trail
Oaks turning colors in late November- along the Long Canyon Trail
Looking back down Long Canyon toward Berryessa.
Looking back down Long Canyon toward Berryessa.