Soaproot Ridge Trail
- 3.1 mi
- round trip
- 550 ft
- climb
- Gravel Road
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Oct–Jun
- best months
Soaproot Ridge Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land within the Mother Lode Field Office in California. The trail gains about 550 feet from its low point at 1,023 feet to a high of 1,532 feet. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Sonora weather station show May and October highs around 76°F, while July and August average highs near 93°F. The Soaprood Ridge Trail lies about 0.2 miles away, and the Old Stage Trail and Overlook Loop Trail are both within a mile. Climbers can find the Welcome Wall about 6.7 miles off.
- Soaprood Ridge TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
Old Stage TrailHikingPhoto: Adam Schultz, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi- Overlook Loop TrailHikingPhoto: Adam Schultz, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi
- Six Bit TrailHiking2 mi
- Welcome WallRock climbing6.7 mi
The GrottoRock climbingPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)6.7 mi
Ort WallRock climbingPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)6.7 mi- Sullivan CreekCanoeing9.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Columbia Se Ohv-AtvMountain biking · ~34 min drivePhoto: srsmedly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Noonday MneMountain biking · ~34 min drivePhoto: srsmedly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sonnet MineMountain biking · ~34 min drivePhoto: srsmedly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Columbia Se Ohv-4X4Mountain biking · ~34 min drivePhoto: srsmedly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Lucky StrikeMountain biking · ~35 min drivePhoto: srsmedly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Knight CreekMountain biking · ~36 min drivePhoto: srsmedly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Trail 321949010602Mountain biking · ~40 min drivePhoto: srsmedly, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Soaproot Ridge TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Soaprood Ridge TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Soaproot Ridge TrailMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit Soaproot Ridge Trail
Best months: October–June. 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
56° / 33°
10 wet
Feb
58° / 34°
10 wet
Mar
62° / 37°
10 wet
Apr
67° / 40°
6 wet
May
76° / 45°
4 wet
Jun
85° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
93° / 57°
0 wet
Aug
92° / 56°
0 wet
Sep
87° / 51°
1 wet
Oct
76° / 43°
4 wet
Nov
63° / 36°
7 wet
Dec
55° / 32°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sonora, CA, 10.3 mi away at 1,675 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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