From mountain biking’s origins on Mount Tamalpais, to the mountain biker-inspired trail systems in many of the region’s park, the San Francisco Bay Area has an incredible wealth of terrain to explore. Whether you are an experienced rider looking for a ride to test both endurance and technical ability, or a new rider looking for a good park to learn in without investing too much in terms of money, sanity, or skin, Mountain Bike! San Francisco and the Bay Area will help riders find it.

Many of the rides in the book are easily accessible using the Bay Area’s extensive public transportation network, and ALL of the rides feature some form of incredible California scenery or other treasure. You may find yourself dodging redwood or oak trees on some intense singletrack downhill, or pounding up a long, straight fire road with the Pacific Ocean laid out in front of you, but needless to say, your mountain biker spirit will all be satisfied.