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California · Mountain biking · Near Temelec
Sam the Eagle
- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 283 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Feb–Jun, Oct–Dec
- best months
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Sam the Eagle is a mountain biking route in California, set within the Lake Hennessey area on city land about a mile from the town of Saint Helena. The climb is an out-and-back of about 2 miles, with a total elevation gain of 283 feet from a low point of 335 feet to a high of 639 feet. The route is rated hard. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Saint Helena show May and October highs around 78°F with only a few wet days, while July and August average highs near 89°F with no rain. Old Man's Beard, a mountain biking route, sits just 0.1 mile away, and Chiles Creek is about 0.9 mile off. Conn Peak, a hike, is 0.6 mile away, and Conn Creek, a paddling spot, is about 2 miles away.
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- Old Man's BeardMountain 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 climbing6.4 mi
- Bell CanyonRock climbing6.5 mi
- Sugarloaf RidgeRock climbing8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Old Man's BeardMountain biking · Next door
- Chiles CreekMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Northwest Shoreline TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Moore Creek LoopMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Valentine VistaMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Cougar TrailMountain biking · ~20 min drive
- Hiddenbrooke Connector TrailMountain biking · ~44 min drive
- Moore Creek PoolsMountain biking · ~6 min drive
- Dry FootMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Valley of the Moon TrailMountain biking · ~21 min drive
Best time to visit Sam the Eagle
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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