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California · Mountain biking · Near Temelec
Old Man's Beard
- 1.5 mi
- round trip
- 268 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–Jun, Oct–Dec
- best months
Old Man's Beard is a mountain biking route of about 3 miles, out and back, in the Lake Hennessey area of California, on city land. It gains roughly 270 feet from its low point at 341 feet to the high point at 570 feet, and it's rated moderate. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Saint Helena, which sits a few hundred feet lower, put May and October highs around 78°F, with only a few wet days in each. July and August average highs near 89°F, and winter brings more frequent rain. Sam the Eagle, a mountain biking spot, is just 0.1 mile away, and Conn Peak offers hiking about 0.6 mile off. Chiles Creek, another mountain biking route, lies about 0.9 mile away. Conn Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 2 miles away.
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Napa Valley Museum
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More in TemelecLocal outfitters
- Sonoma Valley Bike Tours & Rentals16 mi away
- Parkwide Bike and Surrey Rentals48 mi away
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- Sam the EagleMountain biking0.1 mi
Conn PeakHikingPhoto: Kurt Minard, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi- Chiles CreekMountain biking0.9 mi
- Conn CreekCanoeing2 mi
Napa RiverCanoeingPhoto: Allen Lew (w:Flickr user enlewof), CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4 mi- Mossy RockRock climbing6.5 mi
- Bell CanyonRock climbing6.5 mi
- Sugarloaf RidgeRock climbing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Sam the EagleMountain biking · Next door
- Chiles CreekMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Northwest Shoreline TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Valentine VistaMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Moore Creek LoopMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Cougar TrailMountain biking · ~20 min drive
- Hiddenbrooke Connector TrailMountain biking · ~44 min drive
- Dry FootMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Moore Creek PoolsMountain biking · ~6 min drive
- Valley of the Moon TrailMountain biking · ~21 min drive
Best time to visit Old Man's Beard
Best months: February–June and October–December. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
59° / 40°
13 wet
Feb
63° / 42°
11 wet
Mar
67° / 44°
10 wet
Apr
72° / 46°
6 wet
May
78° / 50°
3 wet
Jun
85° / 54°
1 wet
Jul
89° / 56°
0 wet
Aug
89° / 56°
0 wet
Sep
87° / 54°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 49°
3 wet
Nov
66° / 44°
8 wet
Dec
58° / 40°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Saint Helena, CA, 5.7 mi away at 225 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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