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Hurkey Creek -- Idyllwild Ca
Ride Type: Loop
Trail Type: Single Track 85%
Dirt Road 15%
Distance: 8.00 miles (12.87 KM)
Duration: not specified.
Elevation Gain: 1500 Feet (457 Meters)
Climbing: Rolling Terrain
Skill Level: All levels can enjoy
User Density: not specified.
Trail Description:
This is the Official 24Hour course
for the popular 24 hours of Adrenaline Series Race held in the area.
THE LOOP:
After passing thru the campgrounds, you will
come to a gate you have to zig-zag thru, roughly 40yards from the gate you will make a hard
switchback left onto a singletrack(tracked)...follow this up a technical climb to a fireroad, go
left and keep right at the gate onto another singletrack, this will loop around and thru a huge
valley, keep to the main path(tracked) After a short grunt you will come to another fireroad, go
left. you will climb to a gate(unlocked)pass thru and SHUT THE GATE!!!! Shortly after you will see
a huge oak tree and a faint trail to the right, here the fun starts. Take this trail to another
fireroad go right and downhill, and at the "T" section make a hard left and shoot straight down to
the creek. Cross and up a very technical section, then a descent much the same, keep to this trail
until it comes to another "T" section and go left. After passing thru another gate(CLOSE IT!)
several doubletracks lead to the road where u go right and back to where your parked....
How to get there:
Hurkey Creek Campgrounds is near
Idyllwild and Hemet Lake on Hiway74 about 5miles east of Mountain Center and Hiway243. Look for
signs indicating the campgrounds and/or Apple Canyon Rd.
Additional Notes:
If you do NOT have an adventure pass,
park in the campgrounds, its only $2. Otherwise park anywhere
COMMENTS:
Posted by: Gary 7/2/02 10:41:21 AM
This trail rocks. There is a reason the 24hrs of Adrenalin guys chose this trail for one of their
races and have held the 24rh solo championship here. The camp ground is also fantastic - clean,
friendly, hot showers ....
Posted by: james 4/17/00 6:57:08 PM
This was a great ride! For a group of eight, we had ever level of rider. A hired guide showed us a
great time for a humble price. There is some great single track on the back side of the loop which
we made. We pushed the loop up into Idyllwild for a lunch break. It ended up as a 23 mile ride
taking about 5.5 hours. Remember we had some beginners with us, so your ride may be faster. Good
Luck and I highly recommend this ride. The rangers were really friendly too!
Posted by: The Dude 8/15/99 11:49:03 PM
U CAN GET A FREE MAP AT THE CAMP OFFICE HOURS: 9A TO 5P DAILY
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