Bay Area riders - Soquel demo trail - HWY 17 / Summit

Bay Area (San Jose) - This last weekend I tried to find the Soquel Demo Trail off hwy 17 - Los Gatos
I think. My information was that I was to park 4 miles off the junction of 17 and Skyline - off
Highlands road. I found Highlands road and after asking directions from some riders, I ended going
up 8-10 miles on Highlands road, and then never did find a route called Tractor - an easier route.
Does any bay area riders know this area well enough to give me a bit more precise instructions.

Thanks

Scott

Scott C wrote:
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> Bay Area (San Jose) - This last weekend I tried to find the Soquel Demo Trail off hwy 17 - Los
> Gatos I think. My information was that I was to park 4 miles off the junction of 17 and Skyline -
> off Highlands road. I found Highlands road and after asking directions from some riders, I ended
> going up 8-10 miles on Highlands road, and then never did find a route called Tractor - an easier
> route. Does any bay area riders know this area well enough to give me a bit more precise
> instructions.

Subscribe to the ba.bicycles newsgroup and ask there.

Good idea, thanks.

sc

"Precious Pup" <barking@wrongtree.org> wrote in message news:3F1DC34C.A4457705@wrongtree.org...
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> Scott C wrote:
> >
> > Bay Area (San Jose) - This last weekend I tried to find the Soquel Demo Trail off hwy 17 - Los
> > Gatos I think. My information was that I was to
park
> > 4 miles off the junction of 17 and Skyline - off Highlands road. I found Highlands road and
> > after asking directions from some riders, I ended
going
> > up 8-10 miles on Highlands road, and then never did find a route called Tractor - an easier
> > route. Does any bay area riders know this area well enough to give me a bit more precise
> > instructions.
>
>
> Subscribe to the ba.bicycles newsgroup and ask there.

Scott C? who writes:

> Bay Area (San Jose) - This last weekend I tried to find the Soquel Demo Trail off hwy 17 - Los
> Gatos I think. My information was that I was to park 4 miles off the junction of 17 and Skyline -
> off Highlands road. I found Highlands road and after asking directions from some riders, I ended
> going up 8-10 miles on Highlands road, and then never did find a route called Tractor - an easier
> route. Does any bay area riders know this area well enough to give me a bit more precise
> instructions.

Demonstration forest is reached from Highland Way that heads south from Summit Road either from HWY
17 or from the west on Soquel Road. The trailhead is after the descent past several land slides on
Highland way and before Camp Loma. It is near the lowest point where the road is on the same level
as Soquel Creek.

Jobst Brandt jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org Palo Alto CA

Here's another way:

17->Summit Road->San Jose-Soquel Rd ->Stetson->Comstock Mill Road

The demo forest road starts at the end of Comstock Mill Road. If you're driving, you have to park on
Stetson and ride (about 1.5 miles) to the forest.

-- Jens

<jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org> wrote in message news:OhqWa.7317$dk4.325449@typhoon.sonic.net...
> Scott C? who writes:
>
> > Bay Area (San Jose) - This last weekend I tried to find the Soquel Demo Trail off hwy 17 - Los
> > Gatos I think. My information was that I was to park 4 miles off the junction of 17 and Skyline
> > - off Highlands road. I found Highlands road and after asking directions from some riders, I
> > ended going up 8-10 miles on Highlands road, and then never did find a route called Tractor - an
> > easier route. Does any bay area riders know this area well enough to give me a bit more precise
> > instructions.
>
> Demonstration forest is reached from Highland Way that heads south from Summit Road either from
> HWY 17 or from the west on Soquel Road. The trailhead is after the descent past several land
> slides on Highland way and before Camp Loma. It is near the lowest point where the road is on the
> same level as Soquel Creek.
>
> Jobst Brandt jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org Palo Alto CA